PH's first nCoV case recovers and is discharged

Updated Mon, February 10, 2020 at 4:39 PM Published Mon, February 10, 2020 at 8:00 AM

The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed that the Philippines' first confirmed case of the 2019-novel coronavirus (nCoV), a 38-year-old Chinese woman, has recovered and been discharged from the hospital.

She tested negative for the virus twice, with the second negative test occurring last week, leading to her discharge on Saturday, February 8.

The patient and her 44-year-old male companion arrived from Wuhan, China, via Hong Kong on January 21.

Her male companion was the first recorded death from 2019-nCoV outside of China, succumbing to complications due to severe pneumonia.

The Philippines' third confirmed case, a 60-year-old Chinese woman, has also tested negative and returned to China.

With the recovery of the first patient and the discharge of the third, there are currently no living patients with the virus in the Philippines.

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