Shanghai medical personnel receive letter of gratitude from Wuhan residents

A 214-member medical team from Shanghai Huashan Hospital Affiliated with Fudan University which was dispatched to Wuhan has received a letter of gratitude from unnamed residents living in the epicenter of the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak.

The medical team has since Monday been treating patients in intensive care units in the Wuhan Tongji Hospital.

"Respected doctors and nurses from Shanghai, you are the most beautiful people going in the opposite direction of many others. We'll always remember that you came to support Wuhan and risked your lives to protect ours," read the letter, which the team received on Tuesday.

"We hope every one of you will protect your own safety and health while working in Wuhan."

Residents also wrote in the letter, which was delivered together with at least 170 boxes of fruits and milk, that Wuhan seems to have "hit the pause button" for the time being.

"On the day Wuhan presses the play button, we Wuhan people will invite all those who provided help and their families to enjoy the beauty of the city, the Yangtze River, the cherry blossoms and our delicious food," read the letter.