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Monday, March 16 2020 - 13:39
AsiaNet
Fight to Reunite: How Wuhan tackled COVID-19
BEIJING, March 16, 2020 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

In central China's Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, new 
COVID-19 cases have dropped to a single digit, with just four reported Friday, 
according to a video by CGTN.

Video - https://cdn4.prnasia.com/002071/mnr/202003/CGTN/video.mp4 

The latest data shows that over 36,000 patients had recovered in Wuhan, 
accounting for over 70 percent of its total cases. The hardest-hit city in 
central China's Hubei Province is well on its way to recovery.

As more patients are discharged from hospital, all 14 temporary hospitals in 
the city have been closed this week.

These hospitals, converted from public facilities, provided timely treatment 
for patients with mild symptoms. They have received over 12,000 patients.

Photo - https://photos.prnasia.com/prnh/20200316/2752151-1 
(Fight to Reunite, an original video created by CGTN.)

Such remarkable progress did not come easily. The swift mobilization of 
national medical resources played a key role in containing the epidemic.

To assist the fight in Hubei, a total of 42,000 medical personnel from across 
the country were dispatched to the province. Around 65,000 pieces of medical 
equipment including ventilators and ECMOs (artificial lungs) had been sent to 
Hubei by March 3.

Treatment plans such as respiratory support and plasma therapy were tested and 
implemented. Traditional Chinese Medicine helped alleviate the symptoms of many 
patients and shorten the duration of treatment.

Thanks to the measures it has taken, China has now passed the peak of the 
outbreak, a government spokesperson said Thursday.

Outside Hubei, businesses are gradually springing back to life. Over 95 percent 
of enterprises above designated size have resumed operation, said an official 
on Friday.

Dr. Bruce Aylward, team leader of the China-WHO joint mission on COVID-19 said 
replicating the success of China's counterattack elsewhere will require speed, 
money, imagination and political courage.

This short video, created by CGTN, is based on true events and shows how China 
tackled the deadly virus and cured patients like Han (pseudonym) and his 
father. As the epidemic spreads around the globe, only by cooperating with each 
other can we defeat the common enemy -- COVID-19.

See original report: 
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-03-14/Fight-to-Reunite-How-Wuhan-tackled-COVID-19-ORhUCzRIGs/index.html


SOURCE  CGTN

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   Caption: Fight to Reunite, an original video created by CGTN.

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