'My life is a miracle': COVID-19 patient recuperates after four-month ordeal


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  • Thursday, 20 Aug 2020

Francisco Garcia, 31, who spent almost four months in hospital with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), recovers at his home in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles resident Francisco Garcia tested positive for COVID-19 in April and says he doesn't know how he caught it.

Now recuperating, the 31-year-old had avoided leaving the house because he was afraid of bringing the virus home and infecting his family. His mother has cancer and his sister has lupus.

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