Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan on Friday urged local hospitals to effectively protect medical staff at the front line during her inspection visit to Wuhan.  

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Sun, who leads a central government group guiding epidemic control work in Hubei Province, inspected makeshift hospitals in the city, the epicenter of the epidemic.   

During her inspection, Sun said makeshift hospitals are temporary while the selfless spirit of the medical staff is permanent. 

Sun also expressed her appreciation to the medical staff for their boundless love and kind hearts. 

While there have been positive signs, she emphasized that prevention and control of infection remain important and urged local hospitals to take good care of the police, sanitation workers, community staff and volunteers, all of whom help ensure that hospitals are functioning well.