Cork covid survivor spent 79 days on ventilator

A Douglas woman received thunderous applause as she was moved to a general ward in Bon Secours Hospital after 79 days on a life support machine due to Covid-19.
Cork covid survivor spent 79 days on ventilator
Mary Douglas escorted from intensive care by nursing staff at the Bons Secours. Picture courtesy of RTE

A Douglas woman received thunderous applause as she was moved to a general ward in Bon Secours Hospital after 79 days on a life support machine due to Covid-19.

Mother of two Mary O'Sullivan, who is in her 70s, is understood to have spent longer on a ventilator than any Covid-19 patient in Ireland or the UK and, perhaps, right across Europe.

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