Xu Jian, nurse, Fujian Provincial Hospital. [Photo by Li Ge/For China Daily]

Medical workers are the front-line heroes of the country's battle against the novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei province.

In the isolation wards, doctors and nurses not only treated, but also forged strong bonds with their patients.

Photographer Li Ge asked medical workers from around the country who were in Wuhan to show images on their mobile phones of some of the patients they cared for, which he captured in this series.

Tang Shan, nurse, Shanxi Medical University No 1 Hospital. [Photo by Li Ge/For China Daily]

Wang Shudong, physician, Jilin University No 1 Hospital. [Photo by Li Ge/For China Daily]

Li Yanglin, nurse, No 1 Hospital affiliated to University of Science and Technology of China, in Anhui province. [Photo by Li Ge/For China Daily]

Kong Yaya, nurse, Peace Hospital affiliated to Shanxi Changzhi Medical College. [Photo by Li Ge/For China Daily]

Ma Jingyu, nurse, Jilin University No 1 Hospital. [Photo by Li Ge/For China Daily]

Wu Yinglin, nurse, Nanchang University No 1 Hospital, in Jiangxi province. [Photo by Li Ge/For China Daily]

Du Houwei, physician, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital. [Photo by Li Ge/For China Daily]

Song Wei, nurse, Jilin University No 1 Hospital. [Photo by Li Ge/For China Daily]