More than 3,000 medical workers in Hubei Province have been infected with COVID-19. Among them, 40 percentage were infected in hospitals and 60 percentage were infected in communities. On a positive note, more than 40,000 medical workers who rushed to Hubei Province to help with rescue work have so far reported no infections, said Ding Xiangyang, deputy secretary-general of General Office of the State Council.

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Ding made the comments at a media conference held by the State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China on Thursday in Wuhan to discuss the progress of the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.

(Compiled by Zhang Pei)