20 BEIJING REVIEW MARCH 26, 2020 http://www.bjreview.comM
edics who dashed to the epicenter of the novel corona-
virus disease (COVID-19) about two months ago have
started to say goodbye to Wuhan, the capital city of
Hubei Province in central China, starting March 17, as the out-
break has been subdued.
Over 42,000 medical workers from across the country were
dispatched to Hubei to Ķ ght against the epidemic. They worked
tirelessly on the frontline despite danger and hardship.
Their work greatly contributed to easing the epidemic situa-
tion in the province. On March 16, Hubei reported only one new
conĶ rmed case of the disease. On that day, the leading group of
China’s COVID-19 response announced an orderly withdrawal of
the medical staff supporting Hubei. Q
(Photos by Xinhua News Agency)- Medics from Guizhou Province, southwest China, wave goodbye
at the Wuhan Railway Station on March 17 - Medical staffers from Shandong Province (left) wave to their peers
from Jiangsu Province at the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
on March 17 - Medics from Guizhou react to police saluting them before their
departure from Wuhan on March 17 - A medic from Jiangxi Province (right) hugs a coworker from Qinghai
Province before they left Wuhan on March 17 - A member of a medical team from Tianjin, north China, gestures
at the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport on March 17
So Long, Farewell
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