A girl from Macao becomes a doctor in Wuhan

Su Wating works together with her alma mater to donate for Wuhan. [Photo/provided to nhc.gov.cn]

Born and raised in Macao, Su Wating started her medical career in the anesthesiology department of Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, after graduating from the institution. After the outbreak, she endeavored to get back to the locked-down city with her two children and join in the anti-virus fight.

As an anesthetist, Su needed to work with patients who had been in contact with infected cases and she always got soaked in sweat wearing the thick protective clothes.

Recalling the hardest days, Su said she was afraid. But the fear always faded fast when she was back at her post. "There's no time for me to think about other things," said Su. "Everything I do is with a doctor's instinct.”

Su also enthusiastically helped with social welfare programs. While in Macao, she worked with her alma mater to donate nearly 200,000 yuan ($28,920) worth of medical supplies such as masks, protective clothing and gloves to Wuhan.

Epidemiological investigators: tracing the virus like Sherlock Holmes

Wu Wenzhe was originally a physician at Guangdong Hospital for Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment. During the epidemic, he was transferred to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Liwan district in Guangzhou for epidemiological investigation.

Sometimes, the reality of Wu's work could be hard for outsiders to imagine. In one case, in order to find out the close contacts of a confirmed restaurant owner, he watched surveillance videos for more than 10 days. After careful identification of those who did not wear a mask -- among hundreds of takeaway delivery men -- he finally found the close contacts he was after.

For an epidemiological investigator, it is not an easy thing to have a careful talk with the patients, which may take four to five hours at the preliminary stage. Sometimes they need to do the investigation and sampling in full protective suits. "Everything is OK in the first hour, but you will not feel well five hours later," said Wu who is investigatory.

When tracing the foreign close contacts, Wu had to overcome a series of problems such as communication and their unfamiliarity with local places. 

To Wu's great delight, a foreigner he previously talked with called him several days ago. "I turned negative," the foreigner said. "Thank you very much."