13 of 18 Chinese nationals in Kelantan free of Covid-19, five still in quarantine, says state health director

A patient cured of Covid-19 goes to a first of its kind rehabilitation outpatient clinic in Central China's Hubei province for a re-examination on March 6, 2020. [Photo by Wang Jing/chinadaily.com.cn] Central China's Hubei province, center of the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak, opened its first rehabilitation facility for patients who've recovered from the disease at the Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Thursday. The facility is necessary as Covid-19 patients, especially severe cases, may have symptoms like fatigue, aching and lack of appetite after being discharged from the hospital, and need time for their pulmonary functions to recover.

KOTA BARU (Bernama): Thirteen of the 18 Chinese nationals working in the construction and mining sectors in Kelantan are free from Covid-19, says state Health director Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin.

As for the remaining five Chinese nationals, he said, they were still in quarantine following their return to Kelantan from the republic last month.