A cured patient expresses gratitude to a medical worker at Tianjin Haihe Hospital in north China's Tianjin Municipality, March 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Deng Haoran)
Over 10 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland are clear of the novel coronavirus cases.
BEIJING, March 16, 2020 (Xinhua) -- The municipalities of Tianjin and Chongqing on Sunday joined a crop of provincial-level regions that have reduced the number of COVID-19 patients to zero. Jilin Province has joined the crop on Monday, bringing the number to more than ten.
A cured patient walks out of the ward with medical workers at Tianjin Haihe Hospital in north China's Tianjin Municipality, March 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Deng Haoran)
At 4:50 p.m on Sunday, Tianjin saw its last COVID-19 patient walk out of the hospital. The northern municipality has so far registered a total of 136 confirmed cases and three deaths.
A recovered patient gestures to bid farewell to the medical staff at the Chongqing Public Health Center in southwest China's Chongqing, March 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
After recovery, the last COVID-19 patient in Chongqing, a 52-year-old man, was discharged from a hospital in Changshou District around 11 a.m on Sunday.
The southwestern municipality has registered a total of 576 confirmed cases, including six deaths. It has not reported any new infections for 19 consecutive days.
A recovered patient waves to bid farewell to the medical staff at the Chongqing Public Health Center in southwest China's Chongqing, March 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
A recovered patient leaves the Chongqing Public Health Center in southwest China's Chongqing, March 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
A medical worker presents a bouquet to a recovered patient at the Chongqing Public Health Center in southwest China's Chongqing, March 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
A recovered patient takes interviews as he leaves the Chongqing Public Health Center in southwest China's Chongqing, March 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)■
