As the saying goes. "A hero is known in the time of misfortune". Zhong Nanshan is a hero like this. He is a doctor 1saved many people's lives in our country.
In 2003, SARS 2in Guangdong. Later, it spread across China and other parts of the world. Patients coughed a lot and got fevers. Hundreds of people 3the disease. Even many doctors and nurses got SARS when they 4patients. Zhong spent much time in finding the cause of the disease. And with his way of treating, many patients began to get better.
5 17 years later, he again helped the country to fight against COVID-19, which has been declared a pandemic(流行病) by the World Health Organization(WHO).
During this fight, Dr. Zhong Nanshan has been leading China's National Health Commission's expert panel(咨询组) for 6the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
After visiting Wuhan, Dr. Zhong spoke out 7about human-to-human transmission and suggested evidence-based prevention. As a trusted doctor, he is very 8in calming public fear and anxiety with facts.
Now at the age of 84, Zhong still treats patients in the hospital and 9young doctors. On Sept. 8, 2020, Dr. Zhong was awarded the Medal of the Republic, the highest state honor,10 he had made a great contribution to China's fight against the pandemic.
