China has taken strong and unprecedented measures to safeguard Hubei Province, as well as its capital city Wuhan, with focal attention paid to containing the spread at communities and treating the patients.

Amid improving signs, community workers and doctors in the country keep up the fight against the coronavirus epidemic.

WUHAN, Feb. 29  -- Resting in his bedroom, Chen Bin, who was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus on Jan. 28, is confident that, like him, more will recover in the following days.

Chen, from the city of Suizhou about 120 km from Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, suffered from mild conditions and was discharged from hospital on Feb. 20. He is now in quarantine at his home.

"Around two weeks ago, we saw more doctors from outside the province as well as added beds, and our confidence grew," Chen recalled.

A total of 39,002 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Friday, Chinese health authority said Saturday.

A recovered patient (R) waves to medical staff of the temporary hospital, which applies traditional Chinese medicine treatment to patients, in Wuhan. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

China has taken strong and unprecedented measures to safeguard Hubei Province, as well as its capital city Wuhan, with focal attention paid to containing the spread at communities and treating the patients.

HARD WORK

Local communities help in keeping patients in quarantine, arranging transport to hospitals, patrolling the community and tracking residents' health, among other things, said Lei Lihua, Party secretary of Shenyang community in Wuhan.