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World’s second-oldest person toasts 117th birthday after surviving COVID-19

By Associated Press

Feb. 11, 2021

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Sister Andre, born Lucile Randon, is interviewed by David Tavella, Communications Manager for the Sainte Catherine Laboure Nursing Home in Toulon, France, Tuesday Feb. 9. The nun is the second-oldest known living person in the world, according to the Gerontology Research Group, which validates details of people believed to be aged 110 or older. French media report that the nun tested positive for COVID-19 virus in mid-January but just three weeks later she is fit as a fiddle — albeit it in her regular wheelchair.
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Lucile Randon, Sister Andre's birth name, talks on a video call in Toulon, southern France, Thursday, Feb. 11. Sister Andre, believed to be the world's second-oldest person, was celebrating her 117th birthday in style on Thursday.
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Lucile Randon, Sister Andre's birth name folds her hands a mass at the chapel of the care home in Toulon, southern France, Thursday, Feb. 11. Sister Andre, believed to be the world's second-oldest person, was celebrating her 117th birthday in modern style on Thursday.
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Lucile Randon, Sister Andre's birth name, waiting for the birthday lunch in Toulon, southern France, Thursday, Feb. 11. Sister Andre, believed to be the world's second-oldest person, was celebrating her 117th birthday on Thursday.
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Lucile Randon, Sister Andre's birth name, speaking on the phone in Toulon, southern France, Thursday, Feb. 11. Sister Andre, believed to be the world's second-oldest person, was celebrating her 117th birthday in modern style on Thursday.
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Lucile Randon, Sister Andre's birth name, speaking on the phone in Toulon, southern France, Thursday, Feb. 11. Sister Andre, believed to be the world's second-oldest person, was celebrating her 117th birthday on Thursday.
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Lucile Randon, Sister Andre's birth name, in Toulon, southern France, Wednesday, Feb. 10. A 116-year-old French nun who is believed to be the world’s second-oldest person has survived COVID-19. French media reported that Sister André tested positive for the coronavirus in mid-January in France’s southern city of Toulon.
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SAINTE-CATHERINE LABOIRE CARE HOME/DAVID TAVELLA VIA AP

Lucile Randon, Sister Andre's birth name, in Toulon, southern France, Wednesday, Feb. 10. A 116-year-old French nun who is believed to be the world’s second-oldest person has survived COVID-19. French media reported that Sister André tested positive for the coronavirus in mid-January in France’s southern city of Toulon.

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