Medical staff from Tibet head for Hubei to combat outbreak

"Among the team, leader Guo Linhai is a staffer at the region's health supervision bureau, and 33-year-old Song Qifei and 27-year-old Pema Trinley are from the region's center for disease control and prevention," Wang said.

Within ten hours, the three medical workers made all necessary preparations for the journey and bid farewell to their families.

"It's an urgent mission and we will follow the arrangement of our country to stand together with Hubei, and we will live up to the expectations of all the region's people," Guo said.