Four medical staff from Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University went back to work after recovering completely from infection by the novel coronavirus, according to local media reports.

The medical staff had been at the front line battling the outbreak of the novel coronavirus since January and subsequently got infected themselves. Fully recovered, they voluntarily requested to return to their posts.

"This disease is not so horrible and it can be cured completely", the recovered medical staff encouraged patients at the emergency center on Thursday.

Guo Qin is a 38-year-old nurse among the recovered medical staff. She experienced the symptoms of fever and joint pain on January 12, which was later diagnosed as the coronavirus infection.

On January 28, Guo returned to her post after 14 days of medical care and quarantine.

One medical expert said that the four recovered medical workers could now better understand their patients' mood, which is very helpful for rescue work.