Chinese hospitals discharge over 10,000 recovered patients of coronavirus infection
By Qiu Chaoyi, People’s Daily
A total of 10,844 patients infected with the novel
coronavirus had been discharged from hospitals after recovery by the end of
Feb. 16, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of China’s State Council
announced at a press conference on Monday.
There were 7,264 suspected cases and 57,934 confirmed cases
of novel coronavirus infection in 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang
Production and Construction Corps as of Feb. 16, and 10,644 remained in severe and
critical condition, according to statistics from National Health Commission
(NHC).
China had received reports of a total of 70,548 confirmed
cases of novel coronavirus infection and 1,770 deaths by the end of Feb. 16,
the health authority added.
The number of the daily new confirmed cases outside Hubei
province has been dropping for 13 consecutive days as of Feb. 16, and the
number of the newly reported deaths also remained low.
On Feb.16, a total of 115 new confirmed cases of novel
coronavirus infection were reported in China outside Hubei.
So far, 29 provincial-level regions and armed forces in
China have dispatched more than 30,000 medical staff to assist in the fight against
the epidemic in the epicenter Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, introduced Guo
Yanhong, an official with the NHC at the press conference.
About 11,000 specialists for intensive care have been sent
to Wuhan as the city sees a large number of patients in severe and critical
conditions, and the number makes up to approximately 10 percent of the
country's total number of intensive care medics, Guo noted.
Three top-level medical groups led by Chinese academicians,
namely Zhong Nanshan, Li Lanjuan and Wang Chen, have also joined the fight at
the frontline to explore new therapeutic schemes and technologies, Guo said.
Besides, a total of 22 national emergency medical rescue
teams and three mobile P3 laboratories had gathered in the hard-hit city, the
NHC official said.
More than 630 traditional Chinese medicine hospitals in 28
provinces have sent over 3,100 medical staff to assist Hubei with the fight
against the novel coronavirus.
Traditional Chinese medicine has so far been applied to
treat 60,107 patients of novel coronavirus infection, or 85.2 percent of the
country’s confirmed cases. In areas outside Hubei, 87 percent of the patients
who received traditional Chinese medicine treatment have been discharged from
hospitals or seen improved conditions.
The average time from the onset of symptoms of the novel
coronavirus to diagnosis has been shortened to 4.95 days in China, which has
proven that early and timely treatment is an effective way to improve the
recovery rate, Guo said.
Chinese hospitals discharge over 10,000 recovered patients of coronavirus infection
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