Medical team members attend a ceremony before leaving for Hubei Province at Changshui International Airport in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 19, 2020. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

BEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- As of Wednesday, a total of 32,395 medical workers have been sent to Hubei Province, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, to join in the battle against the virus.

The medics have been dispatched in 278 teams from across the country, Mi Feng, spokesperson for the National Health Commission, said at a press conference Thursday in Beijing. ■