Medical workers go home from Hubei

Over 21,000 in 194 teams leave province as number of infected patients declines

Half of all medical workers sent from across China to help fight the novel coronavirus in Hubei province have returned home after completing their mission, an official from the National Health Commission said on Wednesday.

As of midnight Tuesday, 21,046 medical workers in 194 teams have left Hubei, said Jiao Yahui from the commission's Medical Administration and Supervision Department.

The medical teams started to leave Hubei on March 17 as the number of COVID-19 patients decreased.