More than 2,000 medical personnel land Sunday at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport. They planned to take over a wing of Tongji Hospital in Wuhan to treat patients infected with the new coronavirus. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

The team, consisting of doctors and nurses from 17 hospitals in five provinces and one municipality, arrives in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

A medical practitioner wears a protective mask and googles as he waits in line at the airport Sunday. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Members of the medical team line up for an airport shuttle bus. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Shuttle buses arrive at the airport to transport the more than 2,000 medical staff members. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Medical personnel check their phones after taking their seats on a bus. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin