Willpower, positive mindset key to recovery, says survivor Updated: Updated: Marketing executive emerges triumphant after a 10-day battle with virus in a hospital Share Article Marketing executive emerges triumphant after a 10-day battle with virus in a hospital A marketing executive has battled COVID-19 successfully and realised that more than medicines a positive mindset and determination are necessary to overcome the virus. K.S. Naidu of Kancharapalem in the city was advised to get a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) done at a private hospital when he complained of body pains and fever. He was charged ₹1,500 for the test and an additional ₹500 for a blood test, before he was confirmed positive for COVID-19.