Many more people may be forced to self-isolate as part of efforts to stop the coronavirus spreading in Britain, the head of NHS England has warned.
Sir Simon Stevens said the group of more than 80 people discharged from quarantine on the Wirral on Thursday have set an "important example".
It comes as officials attempt to trace the contacts of the ninth person to be diagnosed with coronavirus in the UK.
The woman, who flew into Heathrow from China, is being treated in London.
More than 80 people who stayed in accommodation at Arrowe Park Hospital for two weeks are now leaving after testing negative for the new strain of coronavirus.
