China News Service, Xi'an, January 11th: People stranded in Xi'an due to the epidemic: "We should do something!"
Chinanews.com reporter Dang Tianye
"These children are usually taken care of by their mothers, treated in the hospital, and their fathers work outside. But when Xi'an pressed the 'pause button', these parents followed me and carried out nucleic acid testing and other work in the community." "Xi'an" Xinyu Home" volunteer Chang Xiangyang believes that love can be passed on.
When the families of these children received help from all sides, they also tried their best to do something for the city.
Under the epidemic, the ancient city of Xi'an seems to have entered "hibernation", and the "Heart Yu Home" founded by Chang Xiangyang is still "tenaciously" open.
Because it is close to Xi'an Children's Hospital and provides free board and lodging, over the years, this hut has accommodated more than 400 children, allowing many families of poor children to feel the warmth of the city.
Today, "Heart Yu Home" is home to families with children from Shaanxi, Gansu, Zhejiang and other places.
These children suffer from cerebral palsy, malignant tumors, leukemia and other diseases and require long-term treatment.
In the clean and bright room, there are several canopy beds. Some of the sheets and quilts are from Chang Xiangyang, and some are donated by caring companies.
The small space is also equipped with a reading corner, a clothes room, and an open kitchen.
Lu Yuan, a young man from Nanjing, works as a volunteer in a community in Xi'an.
Photo courtesy of the interviewee
The sudden outbreak of the epidemic has caused both doctors and patients in the city to encounter a lot of difficulties.
By shunting some children to other hospitals, Xi'an Children's Hospital allows the children to receive timely treatment, which also relieves the anxiety of the accompanying parents.
In the context of "anti-epidemic" in Xi'an City, the parents of children in "Xinyu Home" also rushed to the "front line" of epidemic prevention to join the "fight".
Zhang Fei, from Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province, has been taking his children to see a doctor in Xi'an for several months.
During this stay, he signed up for volunteers in the community. From nucleic acid testing to serving dishes to the public, to accompanying his children to see a doctor on a regular basis, Zhang Fei was so busy every day that he "flyed".
"We can't go home now anyway, so we have to do something, right? Maybe if you work harder, the epidemic will end sooner," Zhang Fei said.
Lu Yuan, a young man from Nanjing, was also stranded in Xi'an due to the epidemic.
He came to Xi'an on December 18 last year for a trip. After he was temporarily unable to return home due to the epidemic, he chose to apply to the local community to become a volunteer, and he became "barred" with the "virus".
Although he is alone, the free board and lodging provided by the community for epidemic prevention volunteers gives Lu Yuan some protection in life.
The communities served by Lu Yuan have more than 4,000 households and more than 14,000 residents.
Community epidemic prevention and control work mainly includes nucleic acid testing, protection of home quarantined households, and epidemiological investigation, and the work intensity is very high every day.
"Besides work, what I miss most is my relatives in my hometown and all kinds of delicious food." Lu Yuan said that although sometimes he is so tired that he sits on the side of the road and falls asleep, but as long as he is in Xi'an for a day, he will stick to his post. "Turn thoughts into strength".
On January 11, at the press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic held in Xi'an, arrangements were made for the orderly departure of people stranded due to the epidemic.
It mainly includes: stranded persons on family visits, stranded persons on business trips, stranded persons for medical treatment, unemployed persons stranded in other places, stranded persons in logistics and transportation, stranded persons in transit at transportation stations and other stranded persons.
The news made Chen Yubin, a white-collar worker in Shanghai who had been staying at a friend's house for nearly two weeks, excited.
"The originally planned three-day business trip suddenly turned into a New Year's Eve. Fortunately, the community delivered food, otherwise I would not be able to survive now." Chen Yubin told reporters that his current place of residence belongs to a low-risk area. The required documents are being prepared to apply for leaving the market and returning to Shanghai.
Perhaps thinking that the trip home has entered a countdown, Chen Yubin felt a little emotional.
This is the first time I came to this historic city, but I didn’t have time to visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the Ming City Wall, the Bell and Drum Towers and other historical sites in the future, and I didn’t taste the delicacies such as mutton steamed buns, Liangpi, and Roujiamo.
"During my stay, I was touched many times, and this city left a deep impression on me. I look forward to seeing it again after the epidemic." Chen Yubin said.
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