Five Year-old Boy with Covid-19 Saves Sister’s Life in Thailand

Even though he had Covid-19, Sila “Jio” Boonklomjit, a five-year-old boy in Thailand, with covid-19 managed to save his sister’s life. With the stem cells he donated for her bone marrow transplant.

Doctors only discovered Jio contracted the coronavirus the day before Jintanakan “Jean” Boonklomjit, his sister’s urgent transplant.

Despite the challenges, which included quarantine restrictions placed on Jio on the eve of the transplant procedure. However the treatment was carried out successfully.

And it was done so without Jio passing the coronavirus to Jean.

While the experimental procedure first began in April, the bone marrow was only successfully transplanted on June 23 at Ramathibodi Hospital.

Thailand Now at Day 35 with Zero Local Covid-19  Cases

Thailand’s health department has reported on Monday that the Kingdom has gone 35 consecutive days without a local Covid-19 Coronavirus case. HOWEVER, health officials have confirmed 7 imported cases with Thai returnees. Also, the boy in the story above, where did he catch it from?

The 7 imported COVID-19 coronavirus cases bring the total number of infections in Thailand to 3,169 with 58 deaths since January. All the new cases were Thai nationals in quarantine. They recently returning from India and the US to Thailand.

There have been no local transmissions for 35 days Thailand’s health department said Monday.

Source: Five Year-old Boy with Covid-19 Saves Sister’s Life in Thailand

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