Hundreds queued up outside Wuhan and 45 Chinese institutes which offer medicine in the lingua franca. Data in 2019 shows that 21,000 Indian students signed up at Chinese medical schools, taking the neighbour to the No 1 position for wannabe doctors. Besides the 45 colleges, some Indians are enrolled in 200-odd colleges where they study in English/Chinese languages.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/wuhan-was-a-magnet-for-medical-aspirants-from-india/articleshow/73927656.cms