Coronavirus: What was it like in Wuhan? Here's one doctor's story

May 5, 2020

Volunteers from the Blue Sky Rescue team disinfect at the Qintai Grand Theatre in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, April 2, 2020. Picture taken April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song - RC2QWF93B5F4

Overall, China sent more than 42,000 medical workers from all over the country to Hubei to help treat coronavirus patients. Image: REUTERS/Aly Song

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An exterior view of Keting Fangcang in Wuhan, Hubei province, Feb. 9, 2020. Image: Wang Wei

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Left: An interior view of Keting Fangcang; right: Doctors check a patient’s CT scan at Keting Fangcang in Wuhan, Hubei province, February 2020. Image: Wang Wei

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An interior view of Keting Fangcang in Wuhan, Hubei province, Feb. 18, 2020. Image: Chen Zhuo/Changjiang Daily/People Visual

A medical worker takes a break at a “fangcang” shelter hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province, March 9, 2020. The hospital was closed on March 10. Image: Shen Bohan/Xinhua

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A medical worker takes a shuttle bus to Keting Fangcang in Wuhan, Hubei province, Feb. 24, 2020. Image: Wu Ming/Southern Visual/People Visual

A volunteer dressed as Pikachu thanks medical relief team workers outside Keting Fangcang in Wuhan, Hubei province, March 17, 2020. Image: Ma Furong/CNS/People Visual

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