The news agency said the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) announced late on Tuesday that the patient, a 34-year-old male from Ganxian county of Jiangxi province, is now recovering with normal body temperature and fading rash.
He had travelled to Venezuela and showed symptoms of fever, headache and dizziness on January 28, before returning to his hometown on February 5 via Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
He has been quarantined and treated in a hospital in Ganxian since February 6.