Last medical assistance team leaves hard-hit Hubei as epidemic subdues

The last medical assistance team started leaving Hubei Province Wednesday as the COVID-19 epidemic in the hard-hit province has been subdued.

The medical team consisting of over 180 medical workers from the Peking Union Medical College Hospital arrived in the provincial capital of Wuhan Jan. 26.

Among the total, 179 medics left Wuhan Wednesday and six will continue to stay there to assist local medical personnel in the treatment of patients.

Over 42,000 medical workers from across the country were dispatched to aid Hubei in fighting the epidemic since the virus outbreak. The supporting medics started to withdraw from March 17.