What's Happening

Wuhan is a city of 11 million people in center part of China. The whole city is currently under quarantine after Coronavirus outbreak in mid December 2019. The virus has caused thousands of infected and hundreds of deaths in the city.

The shortage of medical supplies has escalated to a full-scale crisis, due to the massive population seeking medical care. In the most affected areas, one hospital on average treats over ten thousand confirmed and suspected patients on a daily basis. A lot of medical stuffs in major hospitals are under tremendous stress and huge risk, as insufficient equipments are allocated. They're asking desperately for medical equipments like masks, goggles and protective suits etc.

Wuhan is in a state of emergency. Wuhan needs your help.

Media Coverage

[People.cn] 21 Hours Relay, 2.5 Tons of Medical Supplies Were Delivered from San Francisco to Wuhan Union Hospital (In Chinese)[Wall Street Journal] Coronavirus Death Toll Rises in China as U.S. Reports Second Case[Wall Street Journal] Spreading Coronavirus Prompts Lockdown of More Chinese Cities[Wall Street Journal] U.S. Sets Evacuation Plan From Coronavirus-Infected Wuhan[Bloomberg] Mapping the Outbreak of China’s Coronavirus[Washington Post] Chinese medical system has struggled to cope with the outbreak, with reports of crowded hospitals, stressed doctors and dwindling supplies.[New York Times] Chinese-Americans are scrambling to help the healthcare crisis in Wuhan

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