Doctors in Wuhan are working around the clock and against the odds to battle the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Xinhua

Wuhan doctors beaten up, overworked, under supplied

Medical workers treating people infected with the coronavirus in the central China city say they are fighting more than just a virus outbreak
Doctor says he overheard a waiting patient threaten to stab someone … but ‘killing a few of us will not reduce the queue, right?’

Topic | Coronavirus outbreak

William Zheng and Laurie Chen

Published: 9:00am, 1 Feb, 2020

Updated: 5:18pm, 15 Feb, 2020

Doctors in Wuhan are working around the clock and against the odds to battle the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Xinhua

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William Zheng

William Zheng is a veteran journalist who has served and led major Hong Kong and Singaporean media organisations in his 20-year career, covering greater China. He is now a news editor on the China desk at the South China Morning Post.

Laurie Chen

Laurie Chen joined the Post in 2017 after completing a master's degree in journalism at City University, London. Originally from the UK, she studied English literature at University College London.