China’s Hospitals Releasing Coronavirus Patients Before They Fully Recover

China’s Hospitals Releasing Coronavirus Patients Before They Fully Recover
A Chinese woman wears a protective mask as she walks in a nearly empty and shuttered commercial street in Beijing on Feb. 7, 2020. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
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She was still on oxygen support when the doctor declared she was ready to go home.

The patient (name omitted for safety reasons), a 56-year-old woman from coronavirus epicenter Wuhan City, couldn’t stop coughing. Too much fluid was filling up her lungs because of the viral infection, causing chest pains and making it hard for her to breathe.

Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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