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The last group of medical workers dispatched to support Hubei in fighting COVID-19 outbreak left the province on April 15, ending their 80-day battle against the virus.<\/p>\n
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The first batch of assisting medical teams arrived in Wuhan, capital of Hubei on Jan. 24, the Chinese New Year\u2019s Eve, and the move was soon followed by Jiangxi, Hunan, Shandong, Heilongjiang, and Shaanxi that all established assisting forces to help Hubei fight the epidemic.<\/p>\n
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Two days later, the first batch of 21 medical workers dispatched by Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) arrived in Wuhan, and the following two batches sent by the hospital later expanded the number to 186.<\/p>\n
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They took over the wards for severe and critical patients on the west part of the 9th floor, Building C of the Sino-French New City Branch of Wuhan\u2019s Tongji Hospital affiliated to the Huazhong University of Science and Technology.<\/p>\n
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The transfer of the last severely ill patient to the hospital\u2019s ICU on April 12 marked the completion of their mission there.<\/p>\n
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On April 15, before the PUMCH medics left the city, flocks of Wuhan citizens gathered near the Zhonghe International Hotel in Caidian district, the temporary residence of the doctors and nurses, to bid a farewell.<\/p>\n
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A volunteer named Xiong Haojun invited the medical workers to sign their names on a white protective suit, saying he would keep it as a collection so as to have the medical workers forever remembered by the people in Wuhan and Hubei.<\/p>\n
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A nurse named Chen Yuanyuan from the intensive care unit with the PUMCH tightly held an almost-dried apple in her hand where a smiling face was drawn and \u201cICU, Victory, Yuanyuan\u201d was written.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe apple was given to each one of us by our department before we left Beijing on Feb. 7 as a token of safety. Now, I\u2019m going to bring it home, together with my colleagues,\u201d Chen said, with her eyes watering.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWuhan is our second hometown. The heroic people in Wuhan stood up and fought back at the epidemic with perseverance and sacrifice. We salute to them!\u201d Zhang Shuyang, head of the PUMCH medical team, made the remarks at a farewell ceremony.<\/p>\n
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At 10:45 a.m., six buses carrying the medics left the hotel for the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport. On both sides of the road, people waved goodbye to the medics with national flags in their hands.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThank you, Beijing. Stay strong and be brave, Wuhan!\u201d A 5-year-old girl shouted.<\/p>\n
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\u201cDear colleagues, you have exemplified angels in white\u2019s spirit of healing the wounded and rescuing the dying with bravery and selflessness. We sincerely invite you to come to Wuhan again and visit your comrades-in-arms. People in the city will always be grateful to you,\u201d said Hu Junbo, head of Tongji Hospital.<\/p>\n
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Over 42,000 medical workers of more than 300 medical teams from across the country were dispatched to aid Hubei since the virus outbreak. By April 15, they\u2019ve all withdrawn from the city.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe arrived here in winter and left it in spring. We are both excited and reluctant to leave, and we\u2019ll miss the city,\u201d said Zhang.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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