IMAGES: Doctor's one day in Wuhan makeshift hospital

chinadaily.com.cn Updated: Feb 28, 2020

Ni Xiaohui's colleague writes Ni's name on his protective suit at the beginning of day's work on Feb 27, 2020. [Photo by Wang Jing/chinadaily.com.cn]

Ni Xiaohui leads a team of 30 medical workers from Nantong city, East China's Jiangsu province, sent to ease the shortage of medical professionals in Wuhan, the epicenter of novel coronavirus outbreak.

Ni's team has been working at a makeshift hospital since Feb 9 and taking care of 580 patients there.



Patients praise Ni Xiaohui and his colleagues on Feb 27, 2020. [Photo by Wang Jing/chinadaily.com.cn]

Patients exercise at a makeshift hospital converted from a sports stadium in Wuhan on Feb 27, 2020. [Photo by Wang Jing/chinadaily.com.cn]

A medical worker talks to a tearful, homesick patient on Feb 27, 2020. [Photo by Wang Jing/China Daily]

Medical workers wave goodbye to patients discharged from the makeshift hospital in Wuhan on Feb 27, 2020. [Photo by Wang Jing/chinadaily.com.cn]

Ni Xiaohui takes a break on Feb 27, 2020. [Photo by Wang Jing/chinadaily.com.cn]

The interior view of the makeshift hospital where Ni Xiaohui works on Feb 27, 2020. [Photo by Wang Jing/chinadaily.com.cn]

The interior view of the makeshift hospital where Ni Xiaohui works on Feb 27, 2020. [Photo by Wang Jing/chinadaily.com.cn]

Ni Xiaohui inspects CT scan images of a patient's lungs on Feb 27, 2020. [Photo by Wang Jing/chinadaily.com.cn]

Ni Xiaohui inspects CT scan images of a patient's lungs on Feb 27, 2020. [Photo by Wang Jing/chinadaily.com.cn]

Ni Xiaohui talks to a patient on Feb 27, 2020. [Photo by Wang Jing/chinadaily.com.cn]

Ni Xiaohui reports his work on the phone on Feb 27, 2020. [Photo by Wang Jing/chinadaily.com.cn]

Facial masks leave streaks on Ni Xiaohui's face after a whole day's work on Feb 27, 2020. [Photo by Wang Jing/chinadaily.com.cn]

Ni Xiaohui watches the patients from the stands at the makeshift hospital on March 1, 2020. [Photo by Wang Jing/chinadaily.com.cn]

The interior view of the makeshift hospital where Ni Xiaohui works on March 1, 2020. [Photo by Wang Jing/chinadaily.com.cn]