Medical workers were given a special souvenir as they prepared to leave central China’s Wuhan, epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

In Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, commemorative ‘limited edition’ boarding passes were elaborately prepared for medical team members who had come from all over the country to help Hubei.

In the airport waiting hall, medical team members took pictures together with their passes, which they can now keep as a testament to their extraordinary journey.

Members of medical teams from all over the country arrived at the airport one after another, forming a special bond and greeting each other warmly, even though many had never met each other before.

As the epidemic prevention and control situation gradually improves, medical teams from all over the country that have finished their work will leave in batches.

According to the current arrangement, on March 17, 3,675 people from 41 national medical teams will set off on their return journey. During their stay in Wuhan, medical staff provided services at 14 mobile cabin hospitals and seven designated hospitals.