Zhong Nanshan, a famous expert, said to the public when the novel coronavirus hit Wuhan, "Please don't go to Wuhan it's really necessary." But Zhong, 84, rushed on an overnight train to Wuhan (fight) the illness.
A great doctor
Zhong grew up in a family of doctors. His goal has always been to save as many lives as . In 2003，when SARS hit China, he volunteered to help patients and asked other doctors to send the information of the most serious patients to him. After months of efforts, his ways for beating SARS (accept) and used by China and then the whole world, which saved thousands of lives.
Back to the frontlines (前线)
Seventeen years , Zhong is once again leading an expert team to deal with the novel coronavirus. Although this new virus (病毒) seems to be (dangerous) to old people than others, Zhong worries little about his own (safe).
On Jan 18, he took a high-speed train from Guangzhou to Wuhan. After two days, he became the . (one) expert to tell the public that the virus can be spread between humans. Jan 29, he and his team spent over four hours online checking five patients who were in serious condition. The next day, he chose a best way for those patients. With his help, his team (quick) developed a test kit (快速检测试剂盒) for the illness that can show results within 15 minutes.
As People's Daily wrote, "The 84-year old Zhong Nanshan shows his sense of responsibility as the backbone (脊梁) of our nation."
