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<\/a><\/p>\nMedical staff observe samples at a fever clinic in Jiahe county, Chenzhou, central China\u2019s Hunan province, Feb. 15. Photo by Huang Chuntao\/People\u2019s Daily Online<\/em><\/p>\n It\u2019s already a heavy task for Xu Ziqiang to work as the director of the emergency department of the Chenzhou No. 1 People\u2019s Hospital, central China\u2019s Hunan province, but the man, who\u2019s also a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People\u2019s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), has undertaken an additional position during the COVID-19 epidemic \u2013 the head of the hospital\u2019s expert team for COVID-19 response.<\/p>\n Recollecting the \u201cwar\u201d that lasted more than three months, Xu said it was a tough battle for medical workers, but what was really important was to gain experience from the epidemic. He said only by filling the shortages and enhancing medical capability can they cope with similar situations in a calmer manner in the future.<\/p>\n This is also something he needs to study as a member of the CPPCC National Committee, he said.<\/p>\n Chenzhou locates in the southernmost part of Hunan and borders with south China\u2019s Guangdong province, where SARS infections in 2003 were first identified. In that year, Xu participated in the battle against the SARS epidemic and was responsible for transferring fevered patients. Though no confirmed case was discovered in the city, Xu saw how dangerous the virus was.<\/p>\n This time, when Xu\u2019s hospital was in urgent demand of emergency doctors, apart from rushing to the frontline himself, he also transferred his son, who\u2019s also a doctor, to the department. His family worried about them, but he said that was the duty of doctors.<\/p>\n He hopes more doctors can step forward in the face of the emergency. \u201cThe novel coronavirus is an enemy of mankind. As medical staff, how can we defeat it if we don\u2019t get close to it? It\u2019s our duty bound to rush to the frontline.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDoctors should be brave and think more when major health crisis happens,\u201d Xu said, who stressed the importance of medical workers\u2019 own health conditions after seeing the news reports of doctors contracting COVID-19. He always reminded his colleagues to wear protective masks and suits according to relevant standards, and told them to disinfect their hands especially after seeing the patients.<\/p>\n Good health habits and healthy lifestyles are basic for preventing public health emergencies. Xu believes that as a member of the CPPCC National Committee, he should make contribution to improving the society\u2019s capability of coping with public health crisis. Through cooperation with other doctors, Xu has applied for a research project to Chenzhou\u2019s science bureau, aiming to carry out surveys at all public hospitals in the city to enhance prevention and control knowledge of new contagious diseases, upgrade relevant equipment and facilities, and improve conditions of operation rooms. Besides, the research project will also provide data reference and detailed suggestions for epidemic prevention and infrastructure enhancement.<\/p>\n Though it was dangerous to work on the frontline of SARS and COVID-19 control, Xu said he would have become a \u201cdeserter\u201d if he ducked the responsibility of a doctor.<\/p>\n \u201cI am a doctor, and it\u2019s my due responsibility. As a member of the CPPCC National Committee, I must think further and deeper to prepare for future challenges,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Du Ruoyuan, People\u2019s Daily Medical...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-china","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25199"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25201,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25199\/revisions\/25201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}