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Shanghai's 1st A(H1N1) flu patient discharged

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-05-30 19:33

SHANGHAI - The first confirmed A(H1N1) flu patient in eastern China's Shanghai was discharged from hospital at 3 pm Saturday.

The 30-year-old Chinese man, surnamed Shu, had lived in Australia and worked for an Australian company.

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The man arrived in Shanghai on May 23 from Melbourne by Air China flight CA 178. He was confirmed as the first A(H1N1) case in Shanghai on May 25 and was then sent to the municipal public health clinical center to receive medical treatment under quarantine.

According to Zhang Zhiyong, head of the clinical center, the patient had been served by 10 doctors and nurses before he was discharged from hospital. The center arranged a car to take him to the Pudong International Airport to leave for Shenyang in northeastern China.

At present, there are still three A(H1N1) flu patients hospitalized in Shanghai. They are all in stable condition.

As of Friday afternoon, the mainland had 21 confirmed A(H1N1) flu cases.