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Cover Story??Ma?? Group Carried Out the
Epidemiological Investigation in Wuhuan Hospital in
March 2020
Liang, X. F.1,2 Yi, H. Y.1,2
1. Chinese
Preventive Medicine Association, Beijing 100021, China;
2. Consultative Committee on Life Sciences and Public Health
for the United Nations, China Association for Science and Technology, Beijing
100863, China
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Cover photo (Doctors in Wuhan
hospital in March 2020)
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Dr. Liu, W. D.
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Prof. Xiang, N. J.
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Prof. Ma, C.
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In
response to the outbreak of the coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19), on 25 January
2020 the National Health Commission of P. R. China immediately rallied experts
from Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang to support Wuhan. As an important
member of the national team in the frontline for coronavirus pneumonia analysis,
prevention and control, Prof. Ma, Chao, Doctor Liu, Wendong
and Prof. Xiang, Nijuan carried out detailed
epidemiological investigations in the patients?? wards. The photo on the left was
taken in Wuhan hospital on 23 March 2020.
Dr. Liu, Wendong, Chief Physician of the Jiangsu Provincial Center
of Disease Control and Prevention, was honored with a Medal for his meritorious
service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Both Dr. Liu and Prof. Xiang, Nijuan, from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention,
were awarded the ??National Advanced Individuals?? honor for their
outstanding response to the epidemic. Prof. Ma, Chao from the Chinese Center
for Disease Control and Prevention is a member of the Consultative Committee on
Life Sciences and Public Health for the United Nations (CCLH), the China Association
for Science and Technology (CAST), as well as the representative candidate for
the 10th CAST National Congress; he is an expert in immunization program and
vaccine preventable diseases. On 3 March 2020, all three experts?? groups were
awarded the ??National Advanced Team?? honors for their work in
COVID-19 prevention and control.