She is the first of 10 patients in Malaysia - nine of them Chinese nationals - to have been cured from the infection. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the girl, who was treated at an isolation ward since Jan 29, has been discharged from the hospital. “The results of the 2019-nCoV detection test conducted twice on the patient turned out negative (of the novel coronavirus). “This showed that the 2019-nCoV infection is treatable and that patient can fully recover, similar to many other cases that have been reported in China. Chinese health authorities had announced Monday that a total of 475 patients had been discharged from hospitals after recovery by Sunday.

Source: New Strait Times February 04, 2020 15:54 UTC