Dr Poon Tak-lun, in charge of the Department of Rehabilitation at the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, says a team of 60 doctors and nurses wants to go to Wuhan to treat coronavirus patients there. Photo: Xiaomei Chen Dr Poon Tak-lun, in charge of the Department of Rehabilitation at the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, says a team of 60 doctors and nurses wants to go to Wuhan to treat coronavirus patients there. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Dr Poon Tak-lun, in charge of the Department of Rehabilitation at the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, says a team of 60 doctors and nurses wants to go to Wuhan to treat coronavirus patients there. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Hong Kong /  Health & Environment

Coronavirus: Hong Kong doctors and nurses working in Shenzhen hospital risk it all with plan to treat patients in Wuhan

  • Poon Tak-lun, of University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, says team of 60 doctors, nurses wants to be airlifted into epicentre of outbreak

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
Karen Zhang

Updated: 9:35pm, 15 Feb, 2020

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Dr Poon Tak-lun, in charge of the Department of Rehabilitation at the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, says a team of 60 doctors and nurses wants to go to Wuhan to treat coronavirus patients there. Photo: Xiaomei Chen Dr Poon Tak-lun, in charge of the Department of Rehabilitation at the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, says a team of 60 doctors and nurses wants to go to Wuhan to treat coronavirus patients there. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Dr Poon Tak-lun, in charge of the Department of Rehabilitation at the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, says a team of 60 doctors and nurses wants to go to Wuhan to treat coronavirus patients there. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
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