Every Monday morning, 73-year-old Li Lanjuan sits in her office at the First Hospital of Zhejiang University's School of Medicine in Hangzhou, receiving patients.
Despite being a leading figure in epidemiology in China, Li regards herself as an 1 medical worker. When the novel coronavirus pneumonias(新冠病毒) 2 in late December, 2019. Li joined the expert group on January 18th, 2020. and headed for Wuhan to fight against the disease.
As soon as the team found that the new virus can be 3 from person to person, Li bravely suggested that Wuhan should be locked down 4 . At that time, experts still knew 5 about the novel coronavirus spread.
Li said that a city with over 11 million population would be in an emergency condition. Li cared about 6 more than millions of people in the city and the whole nation. She handed her 7 to the central government again. It was accepted the next day and proven to be effective(有效) later. On February 1st, Li's medical team 8 Shulan Hospital in Hangzhou was ready for their aids to Wuhan, 9 directly for Renming Hospital of Wuhan university to start their work. "We can bring our experience to Wuhan. And we hope that sick patients can be 10 in a timely manner" she told China News.
Li devoted herself to her work. No wonder many called her a female fighter on the front line.
