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Ying Yong, secretary of Hubei Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), visited female medical personnel in Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), on International Women's Day. 

Ying highly praised Wuhan residents for their sacrifices and contributions to help the government control COVID-19.

"Wuhan is a heroic city, its people are heroes. I would like to express my sincere thanks to the people of Wuhan and Hubei," he said.