As the saying goes, "A hero is known in the time of misfortune (不幸)". Zhong Nanshan is a hero like this. He is a doctor in Guangdong, who saved many peoples' lives in 2003.
In 2003, SARS broke out in Guangdong. Later, it spread across China and other parts of the world. Patients coughed a lot and got fevers. Hundreds of patients even died from the disease. Even many doctors and nurses got SARS when they treated patients. So everyone was afraid or it. But Zhong was brave enough to fight the disease. Zhong spent days and nights finding the cause of the disease. And with his way of treating, many patients began to get better. Zhong finally won peoples trust.
In early 2020, disease called Novel Coronavirus pneumonia (新型冠状病毒肺炎) hit Wuhan. It spread quickly around tens of thousands of Chinese people were infected(感染). Zhong, 84, led his team to Wuhan to fight the illness. Zhong's team took many measures to cure the patients with Novel Coronavirus pneumonia. He advised people to wear masks, wash hands frequently (频繁地) stay at home and not to go to crowded places. Zhong likes sports very much. Although he was 67, he could still play basketball.
Now at the age of 84, Zhong still treats patients in the hospital and teaches young doctors. "I am just a doctor." Zhong says. But we think he is a hero and a fighter.
