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Central South University Sends 512 Xiangya Medical Workers to Assist Wuhan on the Frontline of the Battle against COVID-19

Feb 08,2020Click:

Data updated by February 8th, 2020

On the afternoon of February 8th, another medical team comprised of 260 medical workers from the Second Xiangya Hospital and the Third Xiangya Hospital raced against the clock to assist Wuhan. According to the statistics so far, Xiangya has sent 512 medical workers to the front line of the battle against COVID-2019, of which 443 to Hubei province.

From 27 confirmed cases reported on December 31st, 2019 to 34,661 on February 7th, 2020, this is a battle for life. Go where there is epidemic and fight it till it perishes. Xiangya people, whose primary mission is to heal the wounded and rescue the dying, have paid close attention to and prepared for the novel coronavirus epidemic since its outbreak.

January 21st

Professor Wu Anhua, an infection control expert of Xiangya Hospital, was among the first to assist Wuhan, where he prepared, in collaboration with other experts, a technical guideline for epidemic prevention and control in medical institutions, and provided guidance for the infection prevention and control efforts and medical workers’ personal protection.

January 26th

On the second day of the lunar Chinese New Year, Xiangya Hospital sent a national medical team consisting of 5 clinical nurse specialists to provide assistance in the prevention and control of COVID-19 epidemic in Hubei province.

January 27th

On thethirdday of the lunar Chinese New Year, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University sent a national medical team composed of5 nurses in blood purificationto aid Wuhan.

February 4th

A national emergency medical aid team of the Second Xiangya Hospital was gathered. 42 members and 10 different medical aid vehicles fully loaded with medicine and medical equipment wasted no time in assisting Wuhan.

February 7th

A medical team of 130 medical workers from Xiangya Hospital set out.

February 8th

Two medical teams of 130 medical workers respectively from the Second Xiangya Hospital and the Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University were sent to aid Hubei province in epidemic prevention and control.

In addition to receiving and treating new patients in Changsha, Xiangya Hospital, the Second Xiangya Hospital and the Third Xiangya Hospital have also seen 8 experts engage in the high-level expert panel in Hunan province, sent 31 to the touring expert panel in Hunan that paid visits to 14 cities, towns and prefectures to provide guidance on epidemic prevention and control, 28 to support Changsha Public Health Treatment Center and 2 to Guangxi Province and Hainan Province respectively to aid in epidemic prevention and control.

In face of the epidemic, everyone in Xiangya is duty bound to fight against COVID-19 on the front line. They said that “it is doctors’ responsibility to whole-heartedly serve the country with their learning and our duties to protect patients.”