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Last medical assistance team leaves hard-hit Hubei as epidemic subsides(1/12)

2020-04-15 16:12:49 Xinhua Editor :Li Yan

Members of the medical assistance team wave flags on a farewell ceremony in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)

A member of the medical assistance team waves on the bus as they leave Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)

A volunteer invites medical assistance team members to sign their names on his vest on a farewell ceremony in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)

Medical team from Peking Union Medical College Hospital leaves Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, on April 15, 2020. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)

The last medical team aiding Hubei in the fight against the novel coronavirus left its capital Wuhan on Wednesday.

The move marks another key turning point in the epidemic control situation for the city hardest hit by the outbreak in China, the leader of the medical team from Peking Union Medical College Hospital said.

Medical team from Peking Union Medical College Hospital leaves Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, on April 15, 2020. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)

A resident holds a banner to thank medical workers from Beijing for help, April 15, 2020. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)

Wuhan residents wave goodbye to medical workers from Beijing who came to aid prevention and treatment efforts in the city on April 15, 2020. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)