BEIJING: A total of 243 patients infected with the novel coronavirus had been discharged from hospitals after recovery by the end of Friday, Chinese health authorities announced Saturday. Friday saw 72 people walk out of the hospital after recovery, the National Health Commission (NHC) said in its daily report. As of Friday midnight, a total of 259 people had died and 11,791 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection had been reported in 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps in China. Meanwhile, the first batch of charter flights sent by the Chinese government has brought back 199 stranded Hubei residents from overseas following the novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei province. Gao said the flight bringing them home made careful preparations including checking the passengers’ temperature before boarding the plane, and safety precaution to reduce the risk of infection.

Source: Pakistan Today February 01, 2020 14:03 UTC