A Pakistani student (L) studying in China talks with medical staff after his recovery at a Guangzhou 8th People's Hospital in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 12, 2020. (Photo by Wang Yan/Xinhua)

The Pakistani student infected with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was discharged from hospital Wednesday after recovering in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province. The student, who studies in Wuhan and visited Guangdong in mid-January and was isolated for treatment in the Guangzhou 8th People's Hospital on Jan. 28, became the first cured foreign COVID-19 patient in the city. Five foreign COVID-19 patients have so far been cured and discharged from hospital in Guangdong, according to an official with the provincial health commission. 

A Pakistani student (C) studying in China poses for photos with medical staff after his recovery at Guangzhou 8th People's Hospital in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 12, 2020.(Photo by Wang Yan/Xinhua)