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2020.03.02 07:04 GMT+8

BIG STORY: An ICU nurse helps patients fight the coronavirus in Wuhan

Updated 2020.03.02 07:04 GMT+8
CGTN

Zhang Li Qiong is the head nurse in a intensive care hospital unit in Wuhan. The ICU treats critically ill patients with coronavirus. 

There are 18 patients here and 12 have gotten a tracheotomy. The survival rate for patients is 30 percent . 

With no specific treatment, patients are given broad-spectrum anti-viral medicine and supportive care to help the body's defenses to kick in.

CGTN talked to Zhang about how she helps patients fight the coronavirus. 

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