Thousands of female workers have been devoted to the battle against the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, fighting strongly with their male peers to help and save the needed.

BEIJING, Feb. 8 -- In China's battle against the novel coronavirus epidemic, women have shown their powerful will, professionalism, selfless devotion and great resilience alongside their male peers.

As of Feb. 2, about 3,476 female medical workers from around the country had been dispatched to central China's Hubei Province to assist in combating the epidemic, according to the China Medical Women's Association.

Female health workers of a 101-member medical care team swear an oath before setting off for central China's Hubei Province to combat the novel coronavirus pneumonia, in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

FRONTLINE DEVOTION

Before departing for Wuhan, Liu Lu, a nurse at the provincial people's hospital in east China's Jiangxi, had her shoulder-length hair cut.

"Looking good is no longer important at this moment, I must be responsible for the safety of my patients and myself," said the 30-year-old.

She was assigned to the third treatment group at the Wuhan No. 5 Hospital, where she knew no one and could only identify her colleagues by the nametags on their heavy hazmat suits.