Journal of Chinese doctor who fought COVID-19 begin presales

"The book reminds us that humankind must unite in the fight against the virus' spread. We should learn collaboration, courage and enthusiasm from the Chinese and contribute to the global fight in one way or another," said Peter Gaviorno, director of Naturalogic Publishing Inc.

Zha said she initially only wanted to record her thoughts and feelings for herself.

"But when the diaries were complied into a book, I felt they somehow provided the perspective of a frontline doctor about how the Chinese had pulled together to bring the epidemic under control within around three months," she explained.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press said that the Vietnamese, Thai and Hindi versions of the book have completed the copyright process. The publisher also has plans to reproduce the book in Japanese and Russian.