Wuhan’s covid-19 crisis: Intensive care doctors share their stories

Three doctors reveal what it was like at the heart of Hubei province’s coronavirus crisis, as the epidemic peaked in Wuhan and spread elsewhere

By Donna Lu

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WUHAN – the city where the coronavirus pandemic began – has partially lifted its lockdown, with the epidemic that spread through the city and out across the surrounding province of Hubei under control for the time being. In early April, New Scientist spoke to three doctors about life at the peak of the province’s crisis.

What were your roles in the coronavirus outbreak?

Xiang Lu: I led a medical aid team of more than 300 people from Jiangsu province to Huangshi [a city in Hubei province]. Our doctors …