After fighting COVID-19 in Wuhan for 81 days, 186 medics from Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) are on their way home today. With top-level skills, medics from PUMCH have played a crucial role in saving the most critically ill patients and sharing their experience with medics from around the world.
They are the last group of medics to leave the former epicenter of the coronavirus in China. CGTN reporter Li Jingjing takes you to their farewell ceremony.
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