Medical teams from various regions including Southwest China's Sichuan Province, East China's Jiangsu Province, and Shanghai have been dispatched in the fight against the novel coronavirus-related pneumonia in Central China's Hubei Province,  according to media reports.

Photos show a special train designated for the first group of  physicians and respiratory specialists departing from Shanghai to Wuhan. (Photos: People's Daily app/ Jiang Hongbing)

Each region is scheduled to dispatch 135 medical staff, selected from hospitals and medical institutes specialized in infectious diseases, respiration and intensive medicine. They will assist in treating patients infected with the novel coronavirus in Hubei.