China News Service, April 7 (Zhang Xinjing) Zhang Jingjing, the first batch of medical team members from Shandong Province who assisted Hubei medical team and head of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine at Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, passed away on the 6th. Mi Feng, spokesman of the National Health Commission and Deputy Director of the Propaganda Department, said on the 7th, "I believe that people will appreciate and miss Nurse Zhang Jingjing, and will always be grateful and remember the contributions made by medical workers."
The picture shows Zhang Jingjing returning from Huanggang with the medical team on March 21, holding a picture given to her by a local child. Photo courtesy of Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
On the 7th, the State Council's Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism held a press conference to introduce the situation of the medical treatment of new coronary pneumonia patients and the role of nursing in the fight against the epidemic.
At the meeting, Mi Feng said that since the outbreak of the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic, the vast majority of medical workers have made no reckless and retrogressive journeys. As the backbone of defeating the epidemic, they have saved tens of thousands of lives, won the love of the people, and wrote a glorious history. "Especially, 42,000 medical personnel assisting Hubei, fighting side by side with the local medical staff in Hubei, from the stubbornness of the cold winter to the blossoming of the spring, basically blocked the spread of the local epidemic nationwide with Wuhan as the main battlefield, and achieved phases for epidemic prevention and control. It has made outstanding contributions to the important achievements of the world, and has also practiced the noble spirit of 'blessing life, saving lives and wounds, willing to dedicate, and love without borders.' "
Mi Feng said that in more than 70 days and nights, the majority of medical workers have experienced unprecedented pressure, overcome unimaginable difficulties, and left countless touching stories and moving moments, and some comrades gave their precious lives .
"Yesterday, Zhang Jingjing, the first batch of medical aid team members from Shandong Province and the head nurse of Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, left us forever, which is heartbreaking! She once wrote in her diary for assistance to Hubei Province: 'I wanted to return as quietly as I originally came. However, the gratitude of the people on this land I love moved me. 'I believe that the people will appreciate and miss Nurse Zhang Jingjing, and will always be grateful and remember the contributions made by medical workers. "Mi Feng said.