Wuhan City, Hubei Province, central China - Feb 10, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of exterior of Wuhan International Conference and Exhibition Center used as temporary hospital, medical staff
2. Medical worker opening door; medical worker handing protective cover to another
3. Various of staff preparing food
4. Various of cooked food, cooking ingredients
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) chef (name not given) (partially overlaid with shot 6):
"Now we prepare around 2,000 servings each meal, which totals 6,000 for an entire day. The cost of each serving is around 25 yuan (about 3.58 U.S. dollars)."
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6. Various of containers, workers preparing food
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7. Workers packing rice
8. Various of chef cooking
9. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) chef (name not given) (partially overlaid with shot 10):
"We prepare food following the nutritionist's advice every day. We ensure the patients' food are nutritious and good for their health, and it include two meat-based dishes and one vegetable-based one. We're working to provide good and healthy meal to the patients."
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10. Various of workers cooking
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11. Worker preparing green onion
12. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) chef (name not given) (partially overlaid with shots 13-14/ending with shots 15-16):
"We are very busy now because many of our colleagues have not returned to work yet, since Wuhan has been severely affected by the epidemic. Although the company has taken some measures, we still do not have enough workers. Me and my colleagues work from 08:00 to 20:30, sometime to 22:00 or even 22:30, until all the day's work is done."
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13. Workers picking green onion
14. Various of workers packing meal with boxes
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15. Clock on wall
16. Worker packing food
17. Worker bringing food to patients

A total of 26 devoted cooks have been putting in 12-hour shifts to feed the thousands of novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) patients who have been admitted to a temporary hospital in Wuhan City, capital of central China's Hubei Province and also the epicenter of the epidemic.

The temporary hospital at the Wuhan International Conference and Exhibition Center, with a maximum capacity of 1,600 patients, was put into operation on Feb. 5. and is now almost at full capacity.

To ensure the health and well-being of the patients, the hospital has set up its own catering services.

"Now we prepare around 2,000 servings each meal, which totals 6,000 for an entire day. The cost of each serving is around 25 yuan (about 3.58 U.S. dollars)," said a chef.

All of the dishes are prepared following strict guidance from nutritionists.

"We prepare food following the nutritionist's advice every day. We ensure the patients' food are nutritious and good for their health, and it include two meat-based dishes and one vegetable-based one. We're working to provide good and healthy meal to the patients," said the chef.

Since the opening, the cooks have been working 12 hours or more a day, often without a break, due to the lack of manpower.

"We are very busy now because many of our colleagues have not returned to work yet, since Wuhan has been severely affected by the epidemic. Although the company has taken some measures, we still do not have enough workers. Me and my colleagues work from 08:00 to 20:30, sometime to 22:00 or even 22:30, until all the day's work is done," said the chef.