The coronavirus quarantine birthday party: Patient bows to Chinese medical staff as she is released from hospital on her birthday
- Woman suffering from coronavirus discharged from Wuhan hospital on birthday
- Touching images show Ms Yan bowing to medical workers in display of gratitude
- Other photos show Ms Yan receiving a present from staff in full hazmat suits
A Chinese woman suffering from coronavirus was discharged from hospital on her birthday.
The patient, identified only as Ms Yan, was recovering from the virus infection at a hospital in Wuhan, the city in China’s Hubei Province at the centre of the outbreak.
Touching images show Ms Yan bowing to medical workers in a display of gratitude as she was discharged on Tuesday, in time for her birthday.
Touching images show Ms Yan bowing to medical workers in a display of gratitude
Other photos show Ms Yan receiving a present from the medical staff at the hospital, who are wearing full hazmat suits as they applaud the recovered patient
Other photos show Ms Yan receiving a present from the medical staff at the hospital, who are wearing full hazmat suits as they applaud the recovered patient.
The woman was able to leave hospital after recovering from the potentially deadly virus, Xinhuanet reported.
Ms Yan is among those who have made a successful recovery from the killer coronavirus rapidly sweeping the world, as the death toll rose to almost 1,900 in China on Tuesday.
The woman was able to leave hospital after recovering from the potentially deadly virus
Ms Yan waves to other patients inside the hospital as she is discharged after recovering from coronavirus
And more than 73,000 patients have been struck down with the deadly SARS-CoV-2 infection, including nearly 1,000 outside of China.
Ninety-nine per cent of cases have been in China, where tens of millions of residents are in lockdown to contain the escalating crisis.
The Diamond Princess cruise, docked off the coast of Japan, has the largest cluster of cases outside of China, with 542 passengers infected.