The man who survived 36 days on a ventilator COVID-19

Things are suddenly looking very bad. Dr Saswati told a patient's wife as she drove back to her hospital through the deserted streets of Indian city of Kolkata.

It was the 11^th of April, The patient Nitaidas Mukherjee, had been battling Covid-19 for nearly two weeks at the city Hospital, where Dr Sinha worked as a critical care consultant.

Ravaged by the virus, the 52-year-old social worker who was hooked to a ventilator and battling for his life.

On the evening of 30 March 2020, he had arrived at the hospital, running a high fever and gasping for breath. His X-rays looked terrible, bone white lungs swamped by inflamed cells. The air sacs were filled with fluid, impeding the flow of oxygen to the organs.

That night, doctors used a high flow mask to boost his oxygen level, gave him his diabetes medicine, and took a throat swab for a Covid-19 test.

By next evening, Mr Mukherjee had reported positive. And he survived 36 days on a ventilator finally got win from COVID-19.