A total of 41 planes carrying more than 6,000 medical staff arrived in Hubei Province on Sunday following a national "pairing-up support for Hubei" policy, which orders 16 provinces and municipalities to aid cities in Hubei Province.

The one-on-one support system was established in 16 provinces and municipalities. Each of the provinces and municipalities helps one city in Hubei to battle the epidemic, Guo Yanhong, an official with the National Health Commission, said on Friday.

The medics are from provinces and municipalities including Liaoning, Shanghai, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Chongqing, Shandong, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Henan and Fujian.