On the evening of February 1, Hubei province held a press conference on the prevention and control of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus infection. Yang Yunyan, Vice Governor of Hubei Province, said that, “at present, we are constantly improving the diagnosis and treatment plan, insisting on the integration of TCM and western medicine, giving full play to the advantages of TCM, and strengthening the diagnosis and treatment with TCM among suspected cases and confirmed ones. Many academicians have participated in this work and played a very important role.”