By Gao Erqiang |
China Daily |
Updated: 2020-02-26 00:00
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Shanghai, the country's leading commercial center and a major industrial hub, has mobilized all of its resources in the battle against the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic. Its medical workers have either been sent to the front line in Hubei province, or placed on call 24 hours a day. In Shanghai, diagnostic reports on suspected cases are being provided within 24 hours, pharmaceutical companies are rapidly pumping out medical supplies, and local government workers are helping manage the strict quarantine of residential communities. China Daily photographer Gao Erqiang reports from Shanghai.
Slogans to support Wuhan and its people are screened on glass curtain walls of several landmark skyscrapers in Pudong New District, Shanghai, on Feb 8. GAO ERQIANG/CHINA DAILY
A worker shows a QR code to drivers at an expressway toll gate in Shanghai on Feb 9 to help them register their health information. GAO ERQIANG/CHINA DAILY
A commuter, wearing a raincoat as a protective suit, rides in a carriage of Shanghai's subway on Feb 10. GAO ERQIANG/CHINA DAILY
An aerial view of the empty Chenghuang Temple, officially known as the City Temple of Shanghai, on Feb 5. GAO ERQIANG/CHINA DAILY
Hu Lihong, a member of a medical team sent to Hubei province, shows fellow members how to put on a protective suit in Shanghai, on Feb 19. The team of 200 medical workers left for Hubei the next day. GAO ERQIANG/CHINA DAILY
Wooden boards block Dongtai alley in Shanghai on Feb 16. Residents of the community need to have their temperatures checked before entering. GAO ERQIANG/CHINA DAILY
Newlyweds show their marriage certificates on the Bund, a landmark in Shanghai, on Feb 14. GAO ERQIANG/CHINA DAILY
Workers in a post office in Shanghai's Changning district pack teaching materials before mailing them to the city's students. GAO ERQIANG/CHINA DAILY
Two diners wait for their food in an office building's dining section on Friday. The table could previously be used by 10 diners but can now serve only two. GAO ERQIANG/CHINA DAILY
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