Staff Report

Barely two weeks after the UAE reported its first Covid-19 coronavirus cases, a 73-year-old Chinese woman was declared as the first woman to have recovered from the illness.

Liu Yujia had contracted the virus in China and then travelled to the UAE, where she began to experience the symptoms.

“Liu Yujia has recovered fully and can carry on with life normally,” an official of the Ministry of Health and Prevention commented in a statement carried by local media.

The Chinese national expressed her gratitude and thanked the UAE for the medical care and attention she received. Her immediate family members, who had also tested positive, were given treatment by the country’s healthcare authorities.

According to the statement, Consul General Li Xuhang of China and Dr Hussein Al Rand, assistant undersecretary at the ministry, visited Ms Liu and congratulated her on her return to health.

The Chinese Consul General praised the country’s healthcare system for helping Ms Liu recover.

“The UAE leadership, government and people have demonstrated the true meaning of solidarity with the People’s Republic of China in confronting this latest outbreak,” Mr Li said.

“Individuals diagnosed are receiving proper health care in accordance with leading World Health Organisation standards, with each individual case being monitored until full recovery is attained,” he said.

A total of 1,433,012 cases have been confirmed around the world as of Wednesday, April 8.