"Among the 1,500 patients admitted to our hospital, the majority are able to be discharged from the hospital after proper treatments like oxygen therapy and immunoregulatory therapy," said Zhang Dingyu, head of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, one of the city's designated hospitals for critical to severe cases of the novel coronavirus, during the daily press conference.

On Monday, the number of new confirmed cases reported in Wuhan reached 1,552, with a fatality rate of 4.05 percent.

When asked whether there is a risk of relapse, Zhang said no cases have been found in his patients so far. "The antibodies (a substance that the body produces in the blood to fight disease) will last for a period of time after patients get cured, but it remains to be seen whether lifelong protection can be achieved," he added.

Wuhan's general health screening rate 99 percent

Regarding the general health screening in Wuhan, Ma Guoqiang, Party chief of Wuhan's CPC Committee, said on Monday 10.59 million residents across the city have been screened as of February 9, with a screening rate of 99 percent.

The screening showed that there were 1,499 severe patients not hospitalized as of February 8. However, all of them were hospitalized and treated as of Monday noon, said Ma.

Ma made the remarks during a regular briefing on prevention and control of the novel coronavirus.

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