Salute to Chinese medics

Salute to Chinese medics

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  Night watchers in Huoshenshan Hospital ICU

  Since the first batch of COVID-19 patients were received in Huoshenshan Hospital, a makeshift hospital in Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei Province, medical workers in the ICU have worked on 24 hours a day.(Photos from CCTV)Ma Ling, a member of a military medical team supporting Hubei Province and now deputy director of ICU in Huoshenshan Hospital, takes the night shift in the ICU from 2 am to 5 am.Upon arriving in Wuhan, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, he pledged “In front of the epidemic, we, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, will never retreat unless dead! We must protect everyone’s safety and health!”After leaving home at 11 pm, he always arrives at the hospital two hours in advance for fear of the shortage of hands in emergency situations.Most patients were in serious condition when sent to the ICU and keep fighting against death all the time. Apart from caring for their physical health, Ma and his colleagues also need to mitigate patients’ emotions.The COVID-19 patients will take a favorable turn after a period of time, according to Ma Ling. What doctors like Ma do is extending patients’ lives to gradually improve their lung functions.The ICU in Huoshenshan Hospital is gripped by an intense atmosphere and every medical worker spares no efforts in busy work, having little time to rest.Ma said that though it’s hard and stressful work, he and his colleagues enjoy the sense of fulfillment when seeing that patients are getting better. After doctors rescue, a majority of the patients are now in stable condition.“We are soldiers. Places where the country and people need help are the places we should go. We are also doctors. Places where patients need us are the places we should go. So here we are.”(Compiled by Jiao Jingxian)

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  'We cured another one!': Snapshots of frontline medical personnel

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  Poster: Fearless nurse fights the NCP epidemic

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  Poster: Non-stop Fighters

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  Wuhan doctor: We can’t stop fighting

  Xiang Jie, the director of the clinical laboratory department of Jinyintan Hospital, feels really uncomfortable during an interview. Jinyintan Hospital is Wuhans first designated hospital to admit patients infected with the new virus.Xiangs wife is a nurse and she has been having a slight fever for a few days. However, at this moment, he said he has no time to rest and must fight on.(Video source: CCTV news. Edited by Xu Xinran, Zhang Bingyu and Zhang Luojia)

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  A doctor's goodbye kiss to husband

  On January 27, Cao Liyao, a member of the medical team of Beijing Anzhen Hospital, bid farewell to her husband Wang Bin.On the same day, a 136-member team was assembled from 12 major medical institutions in Beijing. Cao and her team members traveled to support Wuhan.As of January 28, nearly 6,000 medical staff across the country have rushed to various cities in Hubei Province to support the novel coronavirus fight.

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  Real life heroes against coronavirus

  Salute to these Chinese doctors who have been working tirelessly in the wake of novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei Province. (Photos: Sina Weibo)Salute to these unsung heroes who have been working tirelessly in the wake of novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei Province. Salute to these unsung heroes who have been working tirelessly in the wake of novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei Province. Salute to these unsung heroes who have been working tirelessly in the wake of novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei Province.

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  Doctors, nurses in Wuhan work hard to bring hope

  Doctors and nurses in Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, are working around the clock to fight this virus, fighting through the discomfort that wearing masks around the clock brings.Wei Guo, the head nurse of the 986th Military Hospital affiliated with theAir Force Medical University of PLA, has been working in Wuhan non-stop for hours. As a result of the high intensity work environment, her face appears bloated when taking off her mask, and she feels more pain when putting her mask back on.Guo is in charge of inspecting hospital beds and various treatments.Her college classmates were concerned to learn that she went to Wuhan to support the medical staff treating the coronavirus.Her classmates showed their support and concern through posting on social media."I really want to post a picture of her, but I cannot bear to post her picture. I would like to show you how the face of the medical staff is strangled by the mask after a shift, and the skin is already allergic. At the same time, I dont want you to see how my beautiful classmate (Guo) become at the moment. God knows how seriously the girl protects her face on a daily basis, but at the moment at the forefront of Wuhans hospital, she has no time to take herself and her family into account," Guos classmate wrote."In the past, whenever there was a major event, I would be moved to tears by watching TV or checking Weibo, but after all, those people and things were far away. This time my classmate (Guo) followed the army of doctors to Wuhan on New Years eve, and I couldnt get in touch with her for a few hours before I thought she might be on her way. When I finally reached her, she had landed in Wuhan in the evening. After a short conversation, she said just a simple statement: this is where my the duty is. Looking at the photos of our gathering in Xian, you look so calm during the hottest part of the summer, but I found you sweating during the chi...