China News Service, October 17 (Reporter Chen Jing) The Shanghai Municipal Health Commission disclosed on the 17th that as of today, Shanghai has cured a total of 1,003 cases of new coronary pneumonia discharged from hospital, including 668 imported cases.
On the 17th, 6 confirmed cases were discharged from the hospital, including a 13-month-old child with COVID-19 infection, Hehe (a pseudonym).
According to the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, Hehe is currently the youngest patient among imported child cases in Shanghai. The nucleic acid test was positive when he entered the Philippines with his family in mid-September, and then transferred to Shanghai for the designated treatment of children with neocoronavirus infection. Unit-The Department of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, received treatment.
When the child was admitted to the hospital, the child had cough symptoms. A chest radiograph was taken in the infectious disease building of the children's hospital, showing the presence of bronchopneumonia.
In the past month, the infection medical team has given individualized and meticulous treatment and care, and the child finally has two consecutive nucleic acid negatives in the near future.
On the 17th, the grandmother, who had not held the baby for 1 month, excitedly held the baby and thanked the doctors and nurses: "I have not seen you for 1 month. The baby has gained weight and walked more stably."
It is understood that the confirmed cases who were discharged from hospital on that day were all Chinese nationals who entered the country from different countries on different flights.
Most of them are young and middle-aged, with mild or common disease.
During his stay in the hospital, the doctor gave him anti-infection, Chinese medicine, strengthened nutrition, and symptomatic supportive treatment, and he is now cured and discharged.
According to the characteristics of imported cases of new coronary pneumonia, Shanghai has strengthened the follow-up work for patients with new coronary pneumonia after they are discharged from the hospital.
It is reported that after being discharged from the hospital, relevant departments will continue to quarantine and monitor the health of the recovered for 14 days to avoid going out.
For patients who cannot return on time, medical institutions will follow up on the phone one by one.
For patients with underlying diseases, relevant medical institutions will promptly connect with local primary medical institutions to ensure that patients receive normal medical care services during isolation.
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