Hechi sends medical team to Du'an

A group photo of the 50 doctors and nurses from Hechi who were sent to the city's Du'an Yao autonomous county on Feb 10 to help the county's efforts to combat the novel coronavirus pneumonia. [Photo/Hechi Daily]

A medical team, composed of 50 doctors and nurses from Hechi, was sent to the city's Du'an Yao autonomous county on Feb 10 to help the county's efforts to combat the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP).

The doctors and nurses are from the People's Hospital of Hechi, Hechi Third People's Hospital, and the Hechi Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.

Du’an, which has a shortage of medical resources, had 14 confirmed novel coronavirus pneumonia patients by Feb 9, including two with severe symptoms and four in critical condition.

In addition, two batches of 30 medical workers from the First People’s Hospital of Hechi were sent to Du’an to assist the county's efforts in the prevention and control of the disease on Feb 8 and 9.