Nanjing releases first coronavirus patients

Nanjing of East China's Jiangsu province released its first two novel coronavirus patients on Friday.

The two patients received treatment at Nanjing Public Health Center. They had no fever and tested negative for the virus repeatedly before they were discharged.

So far, five people infected with novel coronavirus have been released from hospitals in Jiangsu province.

Jiangsu reported 39 new novel coronavirus cases as of midnight on Jan 30, bringing the total number to 168.