Sanjay, who took his first breath on his own after 16 days on a ventilator after contracting Covid-19. Sanjay's friend, entrepreneur and fellow Covid patient Jenene Crossan, shared his photo with permission on Facebook - along with a message to New Zealanders about the need to stick to the current rules. She said Sanjay told her: "I thought that I would never breathe again." Online businesswoman Jenene Crossan survived Covid-19. But of course I couldn't really decide whether I felt worse or if I felt anxious because the news was getting worse and worse.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 24, 2020 18:56 UTC