A special ceremony was held on Monday by Guangdong provincial
government to award Deng Lianxian and Ye Xin, both sacrificed in
the fight against SARS, as revolutionary martyrs.
Deng Lianxian, doctor of the No.3 hospital attached to Sun Yet-sen
University of Medical Sciences, was infected SARS virus when
working at the front-line of the fight against SARS and died on
April 21, 2003.
Ye
Xin, head nurse worked in the same hospital, was also contracted
SARS while giving first aid to SARS patients and died on March 25,
2003.
Li
Ronggen, vice governor of south China's Guangdong Province, said on
the awarding ceremony that people should learn the spirit of
martyrs to continue the fight against SARS and conquer the disease
in the final.
(Xinhua News Agency April 29, 2003)
