Train crew members fight against coronavirus and fear
By Yuan Hui and Zhang Li |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2020-02-04 19:46
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Twenty-nine young people, most in their 20s, volunteered to serve Train Z338 after several confirmed cases of coronavirus were diagnosed among previous crew members.
About 34 crew members have been put into quarntine at home.
The train runs from Baotou in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region to South China's Nanning in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in 38 hours for a total journey of 3,300 kilometers. On its run, it passes by seven provices, including Hubei, where the epidemic has hit the hardest.
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