Life of LI Lanjuan in past 18 days
On February 20, LI Lanjuan, a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, walked out of the ICU ward of Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University. When she took off her protective goggles, there were two deep furrows on her haggard face. People cannot help bursting into tears at the sight of this photo.
During the outbreak of COVID-19, two names—ZHONG Nanshan and LI Lanjuan—have left an indelible impression on the Chinese people.
Following is a flashback of LI Lanjuan’s life in the past 18 days.
On January 22, LI Lanjuan arrived in Wuhan and proposed that the central government should impose a lockdown in Wuhan after learning about the spread of the epidemic.
On January 23, Wuhan was officially placed under lockdown. “The purpose of this lockdown is to rigorously strict the source of infection and prevent the further spread of the epidemic,” said LI Lanjuan.
On February 1, LI Lanjuan and her emergency medical team from Shulan Hospital were geared up for their aid to Wuhan. “We can bring our experience to Wuhan and we hope that critically ill patients can be treated in a timely manner,” she said.
At 4:40 a.m. on February 2, the team led by LI Lanjuan arrived in Wuhan. They went directly to Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University to start their work after putting down their luggage.
On February 4, LI Lanjuan released the major research finding that “abidol and darunavir can effectively inhibit the novel coronavirus.”
On February 7, the research team led by LI Lanjuan isolated three virus strains in stools, laying a solid foundation for the development of a vaccine. Later, they found two drugs that could effectively inhibit the coronavirus. She urged people to strengthen public health management and sewage treatment, wash hands frequently and eat cooked food.
On February 12, the Li’s artificial liver system showed initial success on patients. Many patients were transferred from the critical care ward, indicating that the fatality rate of critically ill patients was tremendously reduced.
On February 15, LI Lanjuan conducted a remote examination for two COVID-19 patients in Dongguan City, Guangdong Province and formulated an accurate treatment plan. “I’m very willing to share the effective therapeutic method with everyone and I hope that more patients will be discharged as soon as possible,” she said.
At 8:30 a.m. on February 20, LI Lanjuan arrived at the Command Center of the National Medical Team in Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University on time and started her work as usual. “The most important thing is to race against time,” she said.