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Views from NPC deputies

Xi inspires confidence in Hubei residents after ordeal

President Xi Jinping's remarks during a panel discussion of National People's Congress deputies from Hubei province have fully approved Hubei people's efforts in containing the novel coronavirus outbreak, and his words will boost their confidence to recover from COVID-19, NPC deputies from Hubei said on Sunday.

Xi moved by story of medical workers' devotion

Luo Jie, a National People's Congress deputy from Hubei province, said he was surprised and moved to learn that the story he shared about how local medics went to great lengths to help every COVID-19 patient left a deep impression on President Xi Jinping. It goes to show how important people's lives are in the eyes of Xi, he said.

Hospitals built in 10 days were tonic for morale

Building the Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province, in 10 days and fitting it with the utilities and medical equipment needed to treat COVID-19 patients seemed like mission impossible at the time.

However, when the building materials flooded in, the workers arrived, and the project received the full backing of the Chinese people, Chen Huayuan, head of the construction team, knew the goal could be achieved.

"It was a project like no other," said Chen, a National People's Congress deputy from Hubei.

Entrepreneur helped obtain more masks for Wuhan

Yan Zhi, an entrepreneur from Hubei province, said he immediately realized that the novel coronavirus outbreak in the province's capital of Wuhan was getting worse after he received three phone calls on Jan 24 - Spring Festival eve - asking him if he could get hold of epidemic control supplies.