International Nurses Day Marked Across China

　May 13, 2022

A nurse takes care of a newborn baby at a hospital in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 12, 2022. The number of registered nurses in China has grown with an average annual rate of 8 percent over the past 10 years, reaching 5.02 million at the end of 2021, the National Health Commission said Wednesday, ahead of International Nurses Day, which falls on May 12. [Photo by Zhao Qingzu/Xinhua]

A nurse checks the dripping speed for a patient at a hospital in Qianxi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 12, 2022. The number of registered nurses in China has grown with an average annual rate of 8 percent over the past 10 years, reaching 5.02 million at the end of 2021, the National Health Commission said Wednesday, ahead of International Nurses Day, which falls on May 12. [Photo by Fan Hui/Xinhua]

A nurse bandages the wound for a patient at a hospital in Beibei District of southwest China's Chongqing, May 12, 2022. The number of registered nurses in China has grown with an average annual rate of 8 percent over the past 10 years, reaching 5.02 million at the end of 2021, the National Health Commission said Wednesday, ahead of International Nurses Day, which falls on May 12. [Photo by Qin Tingfu/Xinhua]

Nurses take care of newborn babies at a hospital in Yongzhou, central China's Hunan Province, May 12, 2022. The number of registered nurses in China has grown with an average annual rate of 8 percent over the past 10 years, reaching 5.02 million at the end of 2021, the National Health Commission said Wednesday, ahead of International Nurses Day, which falls on May 12. [Photo by Jiang Keqing/Xinhua]

A medical worker takes a swab sample from a child for nucleic acid test at a school in Huaihua, central China's Hunan Province, May 12, 2022. The number of registered nurses in China has grown with an average annual rate of 8 percent over the past 10 years, reaching 5.02 million at the end of 2021, the National Health Commission said Wednesday, ahead of International Nurses Day, which falls on May 12. [Photo by Su Yongzhu/Xinhua]

A medical worker takes a swab sample from a resident for nucleic acid test at a community in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 12, 2022. The number of registered nurses in China has grown with an average annual rate of 8 percent over the past 10 years, reaching 5.02 million at the end of 2021, the National Health Commission said Wednesday, ahead of International Nurses Day, which falls on May 12. [Photo by Hang Xingwei/Xinhua]

A nurse prepares medicine at a hospital in Ji'an, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 12, 2022. The number of registered nurses in China has grown with an average annual rate of 8 percent over the past 10 years, reaching 5.02 million at the end of 2021, the National Health Commission said Wednesday, ahead of International Nurses Day, which falls on May 12. [Photo by Li Jun/Xinhua]

A nurse takes care of a patient at a hospital in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 12, 2022. The number of registered nurses in China has grown with an average annual rate of 8 percent over the past 10 years, reaching 5.02 million at the end of 2021, the National Health Commission said Wednesday, ahead of International Nurses Day, which falls on May 12. [Photo by Su Yang/Xinhua]

A nurse works at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in a hospital in Taizhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 12, 2022. The number of registered nurses in China has grown with an average annual rate of 8 percent over the past 10 years, reaching 5.02 million at the end of 2021, the National Health Commission said Wednesday, ahead of International Nurses Day, which falls on May 12. [Photo by Tang Dehong/Xinhua]

A nurse takes care of a newborn baby at a hospital in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 12, 2022. The number of registered nurses in China has grown with an average annual rate of 8 percent over the past 10 years, reaching 5.02 million at the end of 2021, the National Health Commission said Wednesday, ahead of International Nurses Day, which falls on May 12. [Photo by Fang Dongxu/Xinhua]

Nurses prepare medicine at a hospital in Hengyang, central China's Hunan Province, May 12, 2022. The number of registered nurses in China has grown with an average annual rate of 8 percent over the past 10 years, reaching 5.02 million at the end of 2021, the National Health Commission said Wednesday, ahead of International Nurses Day, which falls on May 12. [Photo by Xiao Yahui/Xinhua]

(Source: Xinhua)

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