(Fighting New Crown Pneumonia) War Plague Group Portraits: Mortal Righteousness Passes Volunteer Spirit

China News Agency, Beijing, March 25th: The epidemic of war epidemic: mortal righteousness conveys voluntary spirit

China News Agency reporter Zhang Su

You and I are both mortal, but under the epidemic, in China, in Wuhan, countless mortals have stepped forward to live, feed, shelter, seek medical advice, and even face life and death, taking up duties that were not originally your own. They used to be strangers, and in the epidemic they joined hands to become volunteers and become "people around them" to make the world warmer because of them.

Food, clothing and housing: the "most beautiful hero" in daily life

"The most beautiful courier" Wang Yong recently changed his method to "send express". One month ago, when his "organization bureau" reported that the frontline medical staff was living, eating, sheltering, and traveling, the grass-roots courier had been promoted to district manager. Starting on the 14th, he was responsible for the project of sending luggage to the medical team supporting Hubei for free.

The original intention of this project was to make the local medical teams in China more relaxed when returning home. Thinking of the medical staff, and even in front of the medical staff, Wang Yong has always been committed to volunteering for anti-epidemic services. From picking up and going to work, coordinating box lunches, repairing glasses, preparing slippers, collecting books, and purchasing snacks, this "Wuhan volunteer" who still travels the streets and alleys in extraordinary times said that he must persist in doing the right thing and keep Pass the power of warmth.

According to official statistics from Wuhan, there have been around 50,000 volunteers serving in the community (village) in the city since the outbreak. Other data show that since the “Volunteer Recruitment Order” was issued in Wuhan on February 23, the number of applicants has exceeded 50,000 in three days, and more than 19,000 have passed the review and got employed. Some elderly couples over the age of 80 have applied for guarding the building, some guys have been called "heroes of food delivery" and they are obliged to purchase fruits and vegetables. Some members of the sinking community admitted that "I don't want to be a hero, but I can't be deserter".

These mortals who don't want to be heroes are firmly guarding their homes. As the epidemic situation gradually became clear, the scope of services became wider and wider. Wuhan volunteer Xu Jingyang recently launched the "Same Robe Program" to present medical staff with t-shirts completed by Wuhan citizens. The same robe also refers to comrades-in-arms. Cui Jun, the third group of aid team members from Peking University First Hospital, said: "Putting on this dress really feels like being together with the people of Wuhan."

Life, sickness and death: facing the dangerous "life ferryman"

Fu Chunlai, a 70-year-old Red Cross Foundation volunteer and photographer, has been in Wuhan for more than a month and has taken more than 20,000 photos. Fu Chunlai, who has been involved in earthquake relief for many times since 2008, told reporters from China News Agency that the danger of being infected by the new crown virus at any moment is unprecedented. This kind of pressure is unprecedented.

Fu Chunlai's camera is mainly aimed at the Chinese Red Cross ambulance transfer team. This convoy is composed of 65 volunteers recruited from Beijing, Shanghai, Qinghai and other places. It is responsible for transferring patients between designated hospitals or within hospitals. It is called the "ferryman" of life. From February 12 to March 10, the team transported 7,343 patients with new coronary pneumonia, of which 2,464 were critically ill and severely ill.

Volunteers were also among the confirmed cases being transferred. In the cabin-level hospital that focuses on treating patients with minor illnesses, distribution of meals, cleaning, registration information, "translation" of dialects, psychological enlightenment, recording of broadcasts ... Many patients actively participate in voluntary services to help themselves and show their vitality.

Some volunteers are facing death. In the early stage of the epidemic, 38-year-old train conductor Zheng Kai had received help asking for help from the patient's home to deal with the aftermath of the deceased. He said that what these families lack is the last love on earth, and he "helps people to the end." Some volunteers fell on the road to fighting the epidemic. He Hui, a member of the Wuhan medical staff volunteer team, died of the new crown virus. Xu Peng, a member of the Suzhou Blue Sky Rescue Team, was killed in a car accident while transporting supplies ...

People mourn the heroes. Xu Peng was posthumously awarded as “Advanced Individual in the Prevention and Control of New Crown Pneumonia in Suzhou City”. The Ministry of Civil Affairs of China announced that the families of volunteers across the country who had been sacrificed for participating in the prevention and control of the epidemic would receive a guarantee of RMB 250,000.

Passing the Spirit: "Community of Destiny" Across Borders

Under the epidemic, volunteerism crossed national borders. Among the volunteers active in Wuhan and even in China, the “foreign faces” one after another are particularly noticeable.

"I'm healthy and I have a lot of space in my car, and I'm very willing to help transport supplies," said 54-year-old French teacher Frederic Domek. He lived in Wuhan for 8 years. When he evacuated the diaspora in France, he and his family chose to stay. He also joined a volunteer convoy, sent disinfection water, rubber gloves, protective clothing to the hospital, and helped the community to deliver vegetables and daily necessities . Frederick said that he is the beneficiary of China-France exchanges and that the two countries support each other during the epidemic, which is the embodiment of the friendship between the two peoples.

Haroon Numan, an engineer from Pakistan, thinks he is already half Wuhan. He is a multi-lingual leader of a group of volunteers and has completed more than 110 donations with other volunteer partners in the past month. "As long as there is a need for me, I will not back down." He said.

Dima, an Ethiopian student who is stranded in Wuhan, was moved by a community worker who helped him and signed up to volunteer. "The mountains and rivers are exotic, the wind and the moon are the same." Many foreign volunteers take advantage of it, either to provide services to other foreign residents, or to help proofread multilingual epidemic prevention posters. In the process, they felt China's confidence in fighting the epidemic, and passed their confidence on their own.

Now that the global epidemic is "changing each other", facing other countries in urgent need, the volunteer team of the Chinese Red Cross has gone to Iran, Iraq and Italy to bring experience and confidence. Overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese, while supporting their homeland, are also investing in the local epidemic in various ways. For example, a volunteer group "Mask Panda Action Team" sponsored by overseas Chinese in Japan distributes masks to Japanese people free of charge. As noted in the comments, the joint epidemic resistance is a vivid interpretation of the "community of human destiny". (Finish)