Author: Pan Jiaxiuzi, Gao Xiang, Li Han

Translated by: Wu Xia

Zhao Zhigang, an emergency doctor at the Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, was accidentally infected with the novel coronavirus at work and was isolated at home after diagnosis. After the fever is gone, he signed up to join the hospital's online expert group, providing consultation services for more than 500 patients in the hospital's official WeChat public account. On February 3, he went to the hospital for a nucleic acid review. He said that if he recovered, he would return to work immediately.

Zhao Zhigang, 40, is the deputy chief physician of the emergency center. After confirming the infection, due to his mild symptoms and the shortage of bed in the hospital ward, he took the initiative to go home for isolation.

After suffering the most uncomfortable three days, Zhao Zhigang's mental condition gradually improved after the fever had subsided. "Can't go out, I can see people online." On January 28, Zhao Zhigang started to provide online consultation services for fever patients through a small program of online consultation..

"My body temperature is always maintained at 37 degrees Celsius, and my chest is a bit tight for three days. Am I infected with the new virus?" "At present, your body temperature is normal, and I recommend that you continue to observe at home." ... at 8 pm that day, Zhao Zhigang Take out his mobile phone and start online consultation, which lasts until 2 am the next day. After getting up in the morning, he continued to do online consultation for more than 10 hours every day. According to the statistics of the official WeChat account of the hospital, Zhao Zhigang provided online consultation services for more than 550 patients through the official WeChat of the hospital. The workload ranked second among all online doctors.

According to Zhao Zhigang, most of the patients that he consulted online were mild or atypical, and about 10% of them were from outside the city. In addition to telling them the correct way to cope, he also told them to keep a calm mind and do not panic.

"I'm recovering well now, and I should be able to return to work this week." Zhao Zhigang said that during the isolation treatment at home, in addition to answering patient questions online, what he cares most about is the medical staff at the emergency center. The news of medical staff infection was particularly uncomfortable. I most hope to hurry back to work and continue fighting with my colleagues.