(Fighting against New Crown Pneumonia) There is no confirmed case of a new crown in the British village that once “closed the village” against the “Black Death”
China News Agency, London, May 18 (Gao Tianyin and Zhang Ping) The small British village known as "closing the village" against the "Black Death"-Yam Village, has not been diagnosed since the outbreak of the new crown.
Lynette Sidhu, manager of the plague museum in Yam Village, UK, said in an online interview on the 17th that the current resident population in Yam Village is about 900 people, and no one is infected with the new coronavirus. "At present, everything is fine in the village. Every villager strictly abides by the epidemic prevention regulations promulgated by the government, such as prohibiting family members and maintaining social distance."
About 350 years ago, the plague, known as the "Black Death" swept across Europe, and the disaster killed 25 million people. In the village of Yam, located on the main road of England and England, infected by the virus, in order to stop the spread of the epidemic, strict measures were taken to "close the village". The villagers used stone to form a wall, completely isolating themselves. According to statistics, in the epidemic, more than 260 villagers died in a total of more than 260 people, and some families were killed. The villagers prevented the spread of the virus to more villages and towns at a brutal cost, saving thousands of lives. Yam Village is also known as the "holy land" for anti-epidemic.
In order to record the heroic feats of the self-sacrifice of the ancestors, Yam Village built the "Plain Museum" in 1994. Stu said that now the museum attracts about 30,000 visitors every year. However, since the outbreak of the new coronavirus, Yam Village refused any visitors.
Regarding the “closing the city” measures taken by Wuhan, China during the new crown epidemic, Sidu said, “Based on the historical experience of Yam Village, it is entirely correct for Wuhan to choose to close the entire city and protect the lives of countless people. It deserves respect, and human history will fully pay tribute to it. "
The main industry in Yam Village is tourism. After the outbreak of the new coronavirus outbreak, the outside world paid more attention to the village of Yam. Stou expects that after the epidemic is over, he hopes that more people will come to travel and learn about the unique history of Yam Village. "When all this is over, we will do our best to continue living." (End)