Severe case of COVID-19 has functions of his lungs recovered in Wuhan

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Medical staff take off the ECMO machine used to support senior Hu's lungs at the Wuhan pulmonary hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, April 5, 2020.(Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

WUHAN, April 6 (Xinhua) -- A patient surnamed Hu, a 40-year-old severe case of the COVID-19 who was diagnosed with the disease in early February, has the functions of his lungs recovered on Sunday at the Wuhan pulmonary hospital with days of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support.

Medical staff check senior Hu's condition after taking off the ECMO machine used to support his lungs at the Wuhan pulmonary hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, April 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

The glasses of a medical staff member is blurred after taking off the ECMO machine used to support senior Hu's lungs at the Wuhan pulmonary hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, April 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

Medical staff take off the ECMO machine used to support senior Hu's lungs at the Wuhan pulmonary hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, April 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

Medical staff prepare to take off the ECMO machine used to support senior Hu's lungs at the Wuhan pulmonary hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, April 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

A medical staff member checks the wound after taking off the ECMO machine used to support senior Hu's lungs at the Wuhan pulmonary hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, April 5, 2020.(Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

Senior Hu looks at the medical staff after they took off the ECMO machine used to support his lungs at the Wuhan pulmonary hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, April 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

Medical staff press the wound to prevent it from bleeding after taking off the ECMO machine used to support senior Hu's lungs at the Wuhan pulmonary hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, April 5, 2020.(Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

Medical staff take off the ECMO machine used to support senior Hu's lungs at the Wuhan pulmonary hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, April 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

Medical staff shut down the ECMO machine used to support senior Hu's lungs after taking it off his body at the Wuhan pulmonary hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, April 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

Senior Hu looks at the medical staff after they took off the ECMO machine used to support his lungs at the Wuhan pulmonary hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, April 5, 2020.(Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

A medical staff member checks the wound after taking off the ECMO machine used to support senior Hu's lungs at the Wuhan pulmonary hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, April 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

Medical staff press the wound to prevent it from bleeding after taking off the ECMO machine used to support senior Hu's lungs at the Wuhan pulmonary hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, April 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

Medical staff check the monitors after taking off the ECMO machine used to support senior Hu's lungs at the Wuhan pulmonary hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, April 5, 2020.(Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

Medical staff check the wound after taking off the ECMO machine used to support senior Hu's lungs at the Wuhan pulmonary hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, April 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

Medical staff press the wound to prevent it from bleeding after taking off the ECMO machine used to support senior Hu's lungs at the Wuhan pulmonary hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, April 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

A medical staff member checks the wound after taking off the ECMO machine used to support senior Hu's lungs at the Wuhan pulmonary hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, April 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)■