[Explanation] On March 15th, the last confirmed patient with new coronary pneumonia treated in Chongqing was discharged in accordance with the latest discharge standards of the New Crown Pneumonia Diagnosis and Treatment Program of the National Health and Medical Commission, announcing "zero" hospitalized confirmed cases of New Crown pneumonia in Chongqing.

At 11:00 am, the last patient diagnosed with neo-coronary pneumonia treated in the hospital in Chongqing left the negative-pressure ward building of the Chongqing Public Health Medical Treatment Center, and the nurse in charge sent a bunch of flowers to the patient to express their blessings.

[Contemporary] (Liu Honglan, Deputy Director of Department of Internal Medicine, Chongqing Public Health Medical Treatment Center)

He first had no fever, his symptoms improved significantly, then CT was markedly absorbed by the lesion, and then a nucleic acid test was negative twice, reaching the discharge standard.

[Explanation] Yang, a 51-year-old patient from Changshou District, Chongqing, was cured. One day after the onset of fever and cough symptoms, he was diagnosed with a new coronary pneumonia case at the Second People's Hospital in Banan District, Chongqing on February 9. On February 10, Yang was transferred to Chongqing Public Health Medical Treatment Center. After careful diagnosis and treatment by doctors and nurses, Yang's condition gradually improved. On March 15, after evaluation by the expert group, Yang met the latest discharge standards of the New Crown Pneumonia Diagnosis and Treatment Program of the National Health and Medical Commission and was discharged.

[Same period] (Healed patient Yang Yang)

Thank you to all the doctors and nurses at Chongqing Public Health Medical Treatment Center for their care and love for me for 35 days, which made me recover soon. I thank them again.

[Explanation] Since the outbreak of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, Chongqing has established 48 designated hospitals in the city, implemented 300 isolated wards and 2,000 beds to centrally treat patients with pneumonia infected by the new coronavirus. As of 24:00 on March 14th, Chongqing had reported a total of 576 confirmed cases and 6 deaths, with a cure rate of 98.96%.

Reporter Xiao Jiangchuan reports from Chongqing

Editor-in-chief: [Wang Kai]