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First confirmed patient of novel coronavirus pneumonia in Tibet receives good care

Updated: 2020-02-02

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Medical workers treat a confirmed patient of novel coronavirus pneumonia in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Chogo)


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LHASA, Feb. 1, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region reported the first confirmed case of novel coronavirus pneumonia on Jan 30, according to local health authorities.

The patient surnamed Zhang is being treated in a designated hospital, with stable vital signs. Close contacts have been put under medical observation, according to the regional health commission.

Tibet on Jan 29 activated the top-level emergency response. It is the last provincial-level region in the Chinese mainland to launch the top-level response to contain the novel coronavirus epidemic.

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Medical workers treat a confirmed patient of novel coronavirus pneumonia in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 1, 2020.(Xinhua/Chogo)

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A doctor checks the CT report of a confirmed patient of novel coronavirus pneumonia in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 1, 2020.(Xinhua/Chogo)

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A doctor checks the CT report of a confirmed patient of novel coronavirus pneumonia in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 1, 2020.(Xinhua/Chogo)