The first female doctor discovered the corona virus

Through x-ray results, their lungs all showed signs similar to those of pneumonia patients.

`In general, if there is only one patient in a family and the other three people do not have the disease at the same time, it is not an infectious disease,` she said.

Four of the first seven patients of this new type of pneumonia also had one more thing in common: they had visited the Huanan market, where wild animals were sold, in Wuhan.

Ms. Zhang became the first doctor in the world to diagnose and then track the new coronavirus (nCoV), which over the next five weeks killed more than 400 people and infected more than 20,000 globally.

Ms. Zhang Jixian read the results of a patient’s lung CT scan at Hubei Provincial Hospital on January 30.

Yesterday, the Yangtze River Daily became one of the first media channels to interview this female doctor.

Ms. Zhang, who is described as having a gentle and gentle personality, is the director of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, Hubei Provincial Hospital.

`This is a disease we have never seen before. Up to 4 patients came from the Huanan seafood market. This is definitely a problem,` Ms. Zhang said.

She said all seven patients had lung symptoms, only varying in severity.

Just a few days later, Ms. Zhang was overwhelmed.

Soon a group of experts from different hospitals in Wuhan coordinated to monitor the disease.

`We only wear N95 when entering this area. Other areas still use regular medical masks,` she said.

From December 31, doctors use protective clothing and equipment when treating new pneumonia patients.

Ms. Zhang Jixian examined a patient with pneumonia caused by nCoV at Hubei Provincial Hospital on January 30.

Doctors in Wuhan, where the acute pneumonia epidemic began, are having to strain themselves to work in situations of overwork, lack of medical equipment, and even death threats from impatient patients.

The Beijing city government said it has mobilized more than 6,000 medical staff to support their colleagues.

The first Hoa Than Son field hospital, 2,500 m2 wide with a capacity of 1,000 beds, has been completed with modern machinery and equipment, ready to welcome 1,400 soldiers, officers, and military doctors to work and treat patients.