Hubei, the central China province hardest hit by the novel coronavirus, is now clear of COVID-19 cases as the final 12 patients in its provincial capital of Wuhan left the hospital. The whole country is one step closer to winning this battle against the virus.

　　How has China done it?

　　The following keywords may shed some light on this huge achievement.

　　DO ALL IT TAKES TO CONTAIN THE EPIDEMIC

　　China and its leaders always put people's life and health as the top priority and place the people's interests above everything else. This is why the country would do whatever it takes to stop the epidemic from claiming more lives.

　　THE WHOLE NATION FIGHTING AS ONE

　　Mobilizing the whole nation, China fought "a people's war" against the outbreak. More than 42,000 medical workers from across the country were dispatched to Hubei. Workers nationwide rushed to Wuhan to build hospitals from scratch. Resources and supplies were pooled from four directions.

　　COLLECTIVE, COORDINATED RESPONSE

　　China established collective mitigation and treatment mechanisms. With President Xi Jinping as commander-in-chief, Party committees and governments at all levels coordinated the response and followed the centralized command, coordination, and dispatch.

　　PUT HARD-HIT CITIES UNDER LOCKDOWN

　　China began a 76-day lockdown of outbound channels in Wuhan on Jan. 23, and the situation started to improve. Wuhan people showed the highest degree of discipline and self-sacrifice, stayed in their separate homes, but stood united.

　　SPECIAL CARE FOR THE AGED AND CHILDREN

　　China spared no efforts to save the infected, old, and young. The overall cure rate of COVID-19 patients aged above 80 in Wuhan is nearly 70 percent. Seven centenarians in Wuhan were discharged from hospital, the oldest was 108. Across the country, several babies also recovered, the youngest was a 2-month-old girl.

　　(All graphics by Gao Shan)