Front-line stories

Similar videos and stories have overwhelmed the internet as proof that love can stay strong in the face of travel bans and bacteria.

On Jan 28, Zhao Yingming, a nurse in Sichuan province, started her journey to Wuhan with colleagues to provide treatment for infected patients. Her husband, who was seeing her off, shouted: "Zhao Yingming! Remember! If you come back safely, I will do all the chores for a whole year!"

Chen Ying, who was born in the 1990s, is a nurse at a hospital in Zhejiang province. Her boyfriend, Huang Qianrui, visited Chen at the hospital after seeing a photo of the red marks left on her face by the tight protective mask she wore at work.

Chen cried as Huang Qiangru showed her that he had brought her favorite crucian carp soup and snacks. Standing on different sides of the ICU's glass door, they cried and spoke via their cellphones.

The scene touched Chen's colleagues, who shot a video.

"Are you feeling better?" Huang Qiangru asked Chen, referring to the marks made by the mask.

Chen: "Much better."

Huang Qiangru: "I want to give you a hug."

Chen: "I want to hug you, too."

Huang Qiangru: "How? We can't."