(LI WEN)

A seven-year-old girl surnamed Yao, the first human case of H7N9 avian influenza in Beijing, holds a certificate awarded by Ditan Hospital in Beijing praising her performance during treatment while attending a press briefing along with her parents before her discharge from hospital on April 17.

The medical observation for her parents also ended, as neither of them have shown symptoms. The National Health and Family Planning Commission said in its daily update on H7N9 cases that a total of 87 H7N9 cases had been reported in China as of 5 p.m. on April 18, causing 17 deaths.