Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital was one of the first two hospitals in central China's Wuhan City to receive the novel coronavirus patients. Hu Ming, director of its Intensive Care Medicine, was in overall charge of their treatment. At the time, the term "COVID-19" had yet to be coined, and there was no existing expertise for treating the mystery illness. The virus was spreading. With more and more people falling victim to the virus, medical workers had to employ all their knowledge and experience in fighting.