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BEIJING, March 16, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

In central China's Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, new

COVID-19 cases have dropped to a single digit, with just four reported Friday,

according to a video by CGTN.

Video - https://cdn4.prnasia.com/002071/mnr/202003/CGTN/video.mp4

The latest data shows that over 36,000 patients had recovered in Wuhan,

accounting for over 70 percent of its total cases. The hardest-hit city in

central China's Hubei Province is well on its way to recovery.

As more patients are discharged from hospital, all 14 temporary hospitals in

the city have been closed this week.

These hospitals, converted from public facilities, provided timely treatment

for patients with mild symptoms. They have received over 12,000 patients.

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(Fight to Reunite, an original video created by CGTN.)

Such remarkable progress did not come easily. The swift mobilization of

national medical resources played a key role in containing the epidemic.

To assist the fight in Hubei, a total of 42,000 medical personnel from across

the country were dispatched to the province. Around 65,000 pieces of medical

equipment including ventilators and ECMOs (artificial lungs) had been sent to

Hubei by March 3.

Treatment plans such as respiratory support and plasma therapy were tested and

implemented. Traditional Chinese Medicine helped alleviate the symptoms of many

patients and shorten the duration of treatment.

Thanks to the measures it has taken, China has now passed the peak of the

outbreak, a government spokesperson said Thursday.

Outside Hubei, businesses are gradually springing back to life. Over 95 percent

of enterprises above designated size have resumed operation, said an official on Friday.

Dr. Bruce Aylward, team leader of the China-WHO joint mission on COVID-19 said

replicating the success of China's counterattack elsewhere will require speed,

money, imagination and political courage.

This short video, created by CGTN, is based on true events and shows how China

tackled the deadly virus and cured patients like Han (pseudonym) and his

father. As the epidemic spreads around the globe, only by cooperating with each

other can we defeat the common enemy -- COVID-19.

See original report:

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-03-14/Fight-to-Reunite-How-Wuhan-tackled-COVID-19-ORhUCzRIGs/index.html

SOURCE CGTN

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Caption: Fight to Reunite, an original video created by CGTN.