On April 11, Han Wentao, the husband of Zhang Jingjing, a female nurse in Hubei Province, was assisted by Qilu Hospital of Shandong University on HNA Flight 492 back to China. In the early morning of the 12th, the flight landed in Xi'an for quarantine.
Zhang Jingjing, a nurse in charge of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine of Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, successfully completed his mission and returned to Jinan on March 21 after fighting in Wuhan for 57 days. After returning to Jinan, Zhang Jingjing and her teammates conducted 14 days of centralized isolation medical observation according to regulations. At 5 p.m. on April 4, the isolation period expired, and Zhang Jingjing, who had planned to return home the next morning to reunite with his relatives, suddenly suffered a cardiac arrest at 7 a.m. on the 5th. After all the hospital's efforts to treat him ineffectively, he died on April 6.
At that time, Zhang Jingjing's husband, Han Wentao, was assisting Africa, and the Republic of Sierra Leone was suspended nationwide, "including no planes to neighboring Guinea or Liberia", and could not rush back to see her last time.
On the evening of April 7, after many efforts, the Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone took Han Wentao from the mining area where he worked to Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, after many efforts and the suspension of flights and lockdowns in Sierra Leone. According to the official microblog of the Department of Arms Control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, after coordination from various parties, Han Wentao took a charter flight from Sierra Leone to Brussels on April 11 and returned home from Brussels.
During Zhang Jingjing's assistance to Hubei, her husband wrote to him, "January 25, 2020 is destined to become a day in our lives that we should always remember." That day you left a message: Someone must stand up in the face of national difficulties. In the face of unknown risks ahead, in response to the call of the state, we resolutely embarked on a journey to support the frontline of Hubei's fight against the epidemic. Far away on the other side of the ocean, although I have ten thousand worries and reluctance, but more proud of having such a loving wife! ”
During his stay in Sierra Leone, Han Wentao posted a memorial in the circle of friends that his wife suddenly left when he was only 32 years old, and he was sad that he could not see the last side, "I will give you WeChat videos again, you can't talk to me, what do you want me to do?" Yaya is only 5 years old, you are so relieved to hand it over to me! Didn't I say that if I return to China, I will not come back again, and I can accompany you and Yaya? ”
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University issued an obituary
On the evening of April 6, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University issued an obituary, the full text of which is as follows:
Zhang Jingjing, a nurse in charge of the respiratory and critical care department of our hospital, who was in charge of the first batch of medical team members in Shandong Province and the head of the respiratory and critical care medicine department of our hospital, died at 18:58 on April 6, 2020 when the centralized isolation medical observation period expired according to regulations and was about to return home to rest, and after the hospital organized the experts of the whole hospital and used all possible means to treat the ineffectiveness.
During the rescue of Comrade Zhang Jingjing, all sectors of society and the majority of netizens expressed their concern, love and blessing for her through various forms. We are deeply saddened by the unfortunate death of Comrade Zhang Jingjing, and we mourn with deep sorrow and express our sincere condolences to the relatives of Comrade Zhang Jingjing. We will properly handle the aftermath of Comrade Zhang Jingjing.
The National Health Commission responded to Zhang Jingjing's unfortunate death
The joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council held a press conference on April 7 to introduce the role played by the medical treatment of COVID-19 patients and the role of nursing in the fight against the epidemic.
Mi Feng, spokesperson of the National Health Commission and deputy director of the Department of Publicity: Yesterday, Zhang Jingjing, the first batch of medical team members in Shandong Province and the nurse in charge of Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, left us forever, which is heart-wrenching! She once wrote in her diary: "I wanted to return quietly as I did when I first came, but I was touched by the grateful hearts of the people of this land I loved." "I believe that the people will be grateful and miss Nurse Zhang Jingjing, and will always be grateful and remember the contributions made by medical workers." (Source: CCTV News, The Paper)