Nun who survived coronavirus celebrates 117th birthday

Sister Andre tested positive for coronavirus in mid-January (Sainte-Catherine Laboure care home/David Tavella via AP)

A French nun who is believed to be the world’s second-oldest person, and who recently survived a bout of Covid-19, was celebrating her 117th birthday on Thursday.

Plans for the day included champagne and red wine, and a feast with her favourite dessert, a Mass in her honour and other treats to toast Sister Andre’s exceptional longevity through two world wars and her recent brush with coronavirus.