Wuhan native pitches in to help build hospital

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Fu Changbing, a construction worker and native of Wuhan, Hubei province, stepped forward to help fight the novel coronavirus outbreak after returning to his hometown from Guangdong province on Jan 21 for the Lunar New Year reunion with his family.

Fu, who had been working at a construction site in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, before coming home, took action after seeing a TV news program on Jan 26. It was reported on the program that Leishenshan (which translates as "thunder god mountain") Hospital was to be built in the district where he is from in Wuhan, the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus outbreak.

Fu asked his village head for information about the hospital and said he wanted to help at the construction site.

The village head introduced him to the person in charge of building Leishenshan Hospital. As soon as he was granted permission, Fu joined the builders, bringing with him more than 30 people from other villages.

"I am an employee of China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group," Fu said proudly."At this difficult time I should step up to do my part."