Tibet reports first confirmed case of novel coronavirus pneumonia
A staff member disinfects a vehicle at Zham Pass of Nyalam County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 29, 2020. Various measures are taken across China to combat the novel coronavirus. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
LHASA, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region reported the first confirmed case of novel coronavirus pneumonia Thursday, according to local health authorities.
The patient surnamed Zhang is being treated in a designated hospital, with stable vital signs. Close contacts have been put under medical observation, according to the regional health commission.
Tibet on Wednesday activated the top-level emergency response. It is the last provincial-level region in the Chinese mainland to launch the top-level response to contain the novel coronavirus epidemic.