First COVID-19 baby patient in critical condition recovers in Wuhan

Source: Xinhua| 2020-02-14 16:43:25|Editor: huaxia

A medical staff holds a 14-month-old baby recovered from novel coronavirus pneumonia before his discharge from the Wuhan Children's Hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 13, 2020.(Wuhan Children's Hospital/Handout via Xinhua)

The 14-month-old boy who was the first confirmed COVID-19 baby patient in critical or serious condition recovers.

WUHAN, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- A 14-month-old baby infected with the novel coronavirus was discharged from the hospital on Thursday after recovery in central China's Hubei Province.

The baby boy was sent to the hospital on Jan. 26 after he had diarrhea and vomiting for six days. However, he still showed symptoms such as shortness of breath after treatment. So he was sent to an ICU isolation ward and later diagnosed with the novel coronavirus pneumonia.

The boy was the first confirmed baby patient infected with the novel coronavirus in critical or serious condition in the country.

Medical staff treat a 14-month-old baby infected with the novel coronavirus in an ICU isolation ward of Wuhan Children's Hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 27, 2020.(Wuhan Children's Hospital/Handout via Xinhua)

A medical staff poses for a photo with a 14-month-old baby recovered from novel coronavirus pneumonia before his discharge from the Wuhan Children's Hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 13, 2020. (Wuhan Children's Hospital/Handout via Xinhua)

A nurse operates sputum suction for a 14-month-old baby infected with the novel coronavirus in an ICU isolation ward of Wuhan Children's Hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 4, 2020. (Wuhan Children's Hospital/Handout via Xinhua)

Medical staff help a 14-month-old baby infected with the novel coronavirus put on a mask and prepare to take him for a computed tomography (CT) imaging test in an ICU isolation ward of Wuhan Children's Hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 6, 2020. (Wuhan Children's Hospital/Handout via Xinhua)