A special wedding

Yu Haijing, right proposes to Zhou Lingyi, left, at the Leishenshan Hospital in Wuhan on Feb 28, 2020. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Yu Jinghai and Zhou Lingyi－who both work as nurses at the intensive care unit in Leishenshan Hospital in Wuhan - got a big surprise on Feb 28 after they finished their work at 5 pm.

Yu, the 25-year-old groom, and Zhou, the 24-year-old bride, work for the Renji Hospital in Shanghai. When medical workers from across the country pitched in to support Wuhan in the fight against the epidemic, they offered their services.

Due to the outbreak, they had to cancel the wedding ceremony they had planned at a hotel in Shanghai on Feb 28.

Yu said that the wedding ceremony was totally unexpected. "The ceremony was simple but very warm," he said. "We work hard every day in the hospital. This is something that makes us feel happy."