Two patients with coronavirus discharged from Shanghai hospital

A married couple who contracted coronavirus-related pneumonia have been discharged from hospital following recovery, said Shanghai Health Commission on Monday.

A man surnamed Yao, 56, lives in Wuhan and arrived in Shanghai on January 18. He was diagnosed with coronavirus and hospitalized at Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center for treatment.

During an epidemiological investigation and screening on his close contacts, his 58-year-old wife surnamed Li was found coughing and then was also diagnosed and hospitalized for coronavirus.

The couple’s condition improved quickly under medical treatment, and their respiratory symptoms and lung functioning have recovered well, authorities say.

Their temperatures remained normal for three days and two nucleic-acid tests were both negative for coronavirus, the commission said.

After expert evaluation, the couple met standards to be released from quarantine.

So far, Shanghai has reported a total of 53 coronavirus cases, including one death and three discharged following recovery.