On March 17, the first batch of medics left Hubei, the province once hit hard by COVID-19, following the easing of the epidemic in the province. The 3,675 medical workers from different provinces have assisted at 14 temporary hospitals and seven designated hospitals in Wuhan City, the COVID-19 epicenter. China dispatched over 42,000 medical workers to aid virus-hit Hubei Province in fighting the epidemic. They are to be withdrawn in an orderly manner as the epidemic continues to ease.