The China Coast Guard (CCG) recently conducted a round of medical visits to fishermen operating in the waters near Xianbin Reef of China's Nansha Islands in the South China Sea at their request, providing them with free medical care services by making a use of breaks during their duty of patrol in the vicinity.
In conducting the medical visits, a team of medics aboard CGG vessel Dongmen took small boats to reach the fishermen, offering them basic health checkups, medical consultations and treatment.
"During this round of medical visits, we found out that the fishermen's primary health concerns are related to the respiratory, digestive and circulatory systems. We provided them with timely and effective treatment and distributed medications to them free of charge. While continuing to safeguard the safety of fishermen and sailors during their maritime operations, we plan to carry out regular medical visits, and do our utmost to protect their health," said Fang Zongen, a doctor on board the Dongmen.
China Coast Guard carries out free healthcare services in waters near Xianbin Reef in South China Sea
The three astronauts aboard China's Shenzhou-23 spaceship have entered the country's Tiangong space station and met with their astronaut colleagues early Monday morning, as they now begin an in-orbit crew handover.
Mission commander Zhu Yangzhu and fellow astronauts Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying successfully entered the station's core module Tianhe after the spaceship made a fast automated rendezvous and docked with the Tianhe module at 02:45 (Beijing Time) on Monday.
The three Shenzhou-21 crew members opened the hatch at 05:13 (Beijing Time) and greeted the new arrivals, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The six astronauts then took group pictures for the eighth in-orbit get-together in China's aerospace history.
Notably, one of the Shenzhou-23 crew members is set to undertake a year-long stay aboard the space station, double the usual duration of previous Shenzhou missions.
The Shenzhou-23 spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 23:08 (Beijing Time) on Sunday.
Shenzhou-23 marks the 40th flight of China's manned spaceflight program and the seventh manned flight mission since the Tiangong space station entered its application and development phase in late 2022.
Shenzhou-23 astronauts enter Tiangong space station, meet Shenzhou-21 crew
