COVID-19 patients spend about a week on average at local makeshift hospitals before fully recovering, according to the Shanghai Health Commission.The makeshift hospitals, which primarily treat asymptomatic and mild cases of the virus, provide health observation and treatments to relieve symptoms, along with traditional Chinese medicine to shorten recovery periods, said Wu Qianyu, a senior official with the health commission."\\;The average hospitalization period has been shortened to about a week, although it depends on immunity differences and underlying diseases,"\\; Wu said at the daily COVID-19 press briefing.