China's New Year TV show pays tearful tribute to coronavirus fighters, urges victory
China's New Year TV show pays tearful tribute to virus fighters
Chinese state television's traditional LunarNewYearextravaganza on Friday paidtributeto the people of Wuhan and to medical staff fighting the coronaviruscrisis, urging them on tovictoryin the battle to defeat the outbreak.
Traditionally, hundreds of millions of people gather around their televisions to watch the CCTVSpring Festival Gala, a more than four-hourshowcase of skits, music and dance that has been aTVstaple since the first edition was broadcast in 1983.
Thisyearan extra segment was added at the last minute to what is normally a carefully plannedshow, slotted in early in the broadcast.
The hosts offered their best wishes to medical staff on the frontlines and to the people of Wuhan.
"We will definitely be victorious!" the hosts announced in unison.
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After a montageshowing doctors and nurses in their hospitals donning protective gear and hard at work looking after their patients, the hosts read out further exhortations.
Bai Yansong, one of state television's best-known anchors, told the gala thevirussegment had been prepared very shortly before the actualshow.
"Remember that we love you, not just today but every day in the future," Bai said as the camera cut to an audience member with tears streaming down her face.
Bai's colleague Kang Hui, who often reads the main eveningnews, said the whole nation was involved in thevirusfight.
"There is no predicament we cannot get over," Kang said, to stirring music against a backdrop of more scenes of medical workers in protective bodysuits.
The LunarNewYear, which officially starts on Saturday, is the only holiday of theyearfor many Chinese. But thisyear's celebrations for theYearof the Rat have been overshadowed by thevirusoutbreak, which has killed at least 26 people, almost all of them in Wuhan.