Medical team members encourage each other before leaving for Wuhan at Zhongchuan International Airport in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
LANZHOU, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- The 6th batch of 172 medical personnel from Gansu to Hubei departed on Friday to aid the novel coronavirus control efforts there.
A medical team member (R) bids farewells to family at Zhongchuan International Airport in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)
Medical team members wave goodbye to their families at Zhongchuan International Airport in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
A medical team member waves goodbye at Zhongchuan International Airport in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
Medical team member Zhang Ting (L) is seen with her husband at the departure hall of Zhongchuan International Airport in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
A medical team member sheds tears after saying goodbye to family at Zhongchuan International Airport in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)
Medical team members get body temperature measured before security check at Zhongchuan International Airport in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)
A medical team member makes a phone call saying goodbye to family at Zhongchuan International Airport in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
Members of a medical team attend a ceremony at Zhongchuan International Airport in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
First aid staff members see off medical team members leaving for Wuhan at Zhongchuan International Airport in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)
Members of a medical team attend a ceremony at Zhongchuan International Airport in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)■