Nurse Zhang Xiao pastes pieces of artificial skin on her face before wearing a goggle and mask at Xianghu Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
No matter day or night, medical workers are always at the frontline of the battlefield.
NANCHANG, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, numerous medical workers are engaged in the combat with the virus.
At around 20:00 on Feb. 5, an ambulance sped in Xianghu Hospital, along with seriously-ill patients infected with novel coronavirus pneumonia from Fuzhou of Jiangxi Province. Doctors and nurses immediately put on protective equipment to perform treatment. Three hours later, another batch of medical workers arrived to take the shift till early next morning.
Around 2:00 a.m. on Feb. 6, the patients were out of danger and steady. "We will never easily give up as long as there is a glimmer of hope," said a doctor who just walked out of the intensive care unit (ICU).
Medical workers receive a seriously-ill patient from Fuzhou of Jiangxi at Xianghu Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Nurse He Shujuan wears a protective suit in front of a mirror at Xianghu Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Nurse Zhou Li wears a protective suit before entering a ward at Xianghu Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Nurse Xu Wenhui takes a short rest at Xianghu Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Nurse Cheng Shuhan takes a short rest at Xianghu Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Chief nurse Jiang Rong enters a ward with medical equipment at Xianghu Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Nurse Huang Liqing takes off her mask for a moment after a 6-hour shift at Xianghu Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Doctor Zeng Zhenguo talks with a nurse in a ward via video chatting to learn about a patient's condition at Xianghu Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Nurse Zhang Xiao puts on a mask at Xianghu Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
A doctor wearing a goggle is seen at Xianghu Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Aerial photo taken on Feb. 6, 2020 shows a night view of Xianghu Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Doctor Zeng Zhenguo (L) writes name on his colleague's suit at Xianghu Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Medical workers work at Xianghu Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Medical workers perform treatment at Xianghu Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Medical workers get prepared before their shift at Xianghu Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province Feb. 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Medical workers get prepared before their shift at Xianghu Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Medical workers work at Xianghu Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Wei Chenyang, a nurse, cheers for herself before entering a ward at Xianghu Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang) ■
