China has taken measures to ensure the medical needs of non-coronavirus patients are met in Hubei Province and its capital city of Wuhan, the outbreak epicenter. The chain store of Hankou pharmacy is a designated pharmacy for medicines against chronic serious diseases. Community workers go to get medicines at the pharmacy for sick residents in their communities.
Each staff member of the pharmacy dispenses an average of 1,000 orders comprising 30,000 packs of medicines each day. They have to work from early morning to late night to meet the demand.
