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Reporter’s Notebook: Life and Death in a Wuhan Coronavirus ICU

Published: Feb. 6, 2020  7:40 a.m.  GMT+8
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A front-line coronavirus doctor tells of life in death in the ICU. Photo: Xiao Hui/Caixin
A front-line coronavirus doctor tells of life in death in the ICU. Photo: Xiao Hui/Caixin

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(Wuhan)--In the coronavirus epidemic, doctors on the front lines take on the greatest risk and best understand the situation. Peng Zhiyong, director of acute medicine at the Wuhan University South Central Hospital, is one of those doctors.

In an interview Tuesday with Caixin, Peng described his personal experiences in first encountering the disease in early January and quickly grasping its virulent potential and the need for stringent quarantine measures.

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