Medical workers stick to posts during National Day holiday

Medical staff perform an operation at a hospital in Gejiu City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 3, 2026.

Many medical workers remain at their posts during the National Day holiday to provide healthcare services and safeguard public health. (Photo by Xue Yingying/Xinhua)

A doctor examines eyes for a patient at a hospital in Taixing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 3, 2026.

Many medical workers remain at their posts during the National Day holiday to provide healthcare services and safeguard public health. (Photo by Gu Jihong/Xinhua)

A nurse performs treatment to a patient at a hospital in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 3, 2026.

Many medical workers remain at their posts during the National Day holiday to provide healthcare services and safeguard public health. (Photo by Long Tao/Xinhua)

A nurse tends a patient inside an intensive care unit (ICU) at a hospital in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, Oct. 3, 2026.

Many medical workers remain at their posts during the National Day holiday to provide healthcare services and safeguard public health. (Photo by Xiao Benxiang/Xinhua)

A nurse takes care of a newborn baby at a hospital in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 3, 2026.

Many medical workers remain at their posts during the National Day holiday to provide healthcare services and safeguard public health. (Photo by Wang Chun/Xinhua)

A nurse performs moxibustion therapy to a patient at a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) hospital in Hai'an, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 3, 2026.

Many medical workers remain at their posts during the National Day holiday to provide healthcare services and safeguard public health. (Photo by Gu Binbin/Xinhua)