A picture of a doctor standing beside the bed of an 87-year-old, seriously ill patienthad been wheeled out to enjoy the golden sunset has become popular on social media.
It was the first time that the novel coronavirus pneumonia patient(have) the chance to watch a sunset outside the ward during his month of treatment.
"The elderly man had been stuck in the isolation ward for nearly a month, which made him a bit(depress). I thought the rays of the sun might cheer him up," said his doctor, Liu Kai. He said he stopped the wheeled hospital bed outside on their way back from a CT scanThursday afternoon.
The idea of pausing to enjoy the sunset popped into Liu s mind, and the patient gave a quick nod of(approve).
"Since coming to Wuhan, we have been working shifts aroundclock. I also wanted to enjoy it awhile," he said. "Even though we only spent five minutes outside, the patient's mood improved and he soon fell asleep after returning."
The patient has not felt like talking to anyone since he(admit) on Feb 9. But under the care of his 27-year-old doctor and his colleagues, the patients condition has(great) improved. "We made a deal to see the cherry blossoms together after the epidemic." Liu said.
As the picture was gaining likes online, netizens called it "the(warm) scene during the epidemic" they had seen, with many expressing(they) best wishes for the medical workers and the patient.
