China marks 1st Medical Workers' Day on Aug. 19

Dermatologist Chen Hongyu feels the pulse of a patient at a hospital in Zunyi, Guizhou Province on August 19, 2018. Over 4 million medical staff are celebrating China's first Medical Workers' Day on Sunday. China's State Council approved the proposal by the Health and Family Planning Commission to observe this day on August 19 of each year. [Photo: IC]