Chinanews.com, April 3rd. According to the South American Overseas Chinese Daily News Network, the Argentine capital Buenos Aires is the country's most severely affected area with a new crown, with more than 30% of confirmed and dead cases in the country. Jenny, an overseas Chinese who graduated from the University of Argentina's Enterprise and Society and is currently engaged in import and export trade in Buenos Aires, recently told her reporter about her left-behind life in an interview with reporters.

No significant price increase for the time being

"My Chinese friends and I are in the state of home isolation. The company has been on vacation from mid-March, and I am working from home." Jenny introduced to reporters that Buenos Aires has been open since March 19. Completely isolated, you can go out to buy food and medicines. It is illegal to go out without a reason. If you need to go out, you must fill out an application form online before going out. She personally did not go out as much as possible to reduce unnecessary contact, wore a mask when going out, and disinfected with alcohol after returning home.

According to Jenny's observation, on March 27, the protective equipment in Buenos Aires was not easy to buy. Some supermarkets still sold alcohol, but the drug store was basically short. A large drug near her home. Farmacity didn't sell gelatinous alcohol at first, and liquid alcohol was already out of stock. In terms of daily necessities, although the supermarkets have vacant shelves, there has not been a special shortage of supplies. "Because of the closure of the city, transportation cannot keep up, and a shortage of small supplies is also normal," said Jenny, who expressed understanding of the current situation in Argentina.

However, because the outbreak in China was earlier and China's epidemic prevention propaganda was also in place, local Chinese and overseas Chinese made preparations earlier, and most of the epidemic prevention materials were not in short supply. Jenny introduced that she had traveled to Europe in January. Wuhan was closed and masks were no longer available in popular tourist destinations in Europe. Although there were no confirmed cases in South America at that time, she took precautions and bought a few packs of masks in advance. And safety glasses.

Regarding the segregated life at home, Jenny introduced that she usually stocks food for two or three days, but before the isolation order, she has already bought some rice and noodles, and other fresh vegetables can be bought downstairs. Local stores related to people's livelihood are still open, and there has been no significant price increase for the time being.

Locals also wore masks

Currently, thousands of people have been diagnosed in Argentina, and the government has adopted strict anti-epidemic measures. However, at the beginning of the epidemic, Jenny, like the overseas Chinese in many other countries, had attracted the attention of locals for wearing masks.

Jenny said that the early stage of confirmed cases in Argentina was the end of the local summer vacation, which was the peak period for a large number of people visiting Europe to visit relatives and return to Argentina, so it was unknown how many people returned from the affected area to Argentina. So she took protective measures earlier. "At first, wearing masks on the streets will be looked down by the locals. They do not have the habit of wearing masks, and even many people will laugh at and ridicule people who wear masks." "As long as you wear a mask to the street, you will be called 'Coron' virus. There are half-old children and taxi drivers."

However, with confirmed cases appearing in Argentina, the local government ’s comprehensive ban on bans has been implemented, and many locals have begun to wear masks. This discrimination has also been eased.

Because of the Chinese face, they had caused the neighbors to "panic"

In the early days of the domestic epidemic in China, because of information asymmetry, some local people had panic and even hostile emotions and behaviors towards the Chinese. Jenny gave an example of what happened to herself.

Not long ago, she moved home, and the next day after the move, the landlord found her, saying that some residents in the building complained to the management committee that the building was Chinese.

Although she has not returned to China for a long time, the landlord is sorry and asked her to show her credentials. The management committee explained to her that her neighbors were afraid she was infected with the virus and asked if she was in quarantine or if she had just returned from China. In the end, she showed her local identity certificate and the immigration stamp on her passport. "Although this is personal privacy, I can not show it, but I didn't show it to the landlord," she said.

However, the matter did not end there. When Jenny moved into the third or fourth day, the landlord found her again, saying that there were still residents writing to the management committee, asking her to show other proof that she did not carry the virus. "Although I was a little angry at this time, I could only try to explain in this case and explain to them that it was the last time that they returned to China last year. China also quickly adopted measures to close the city after the case was discovered, and did not How much virus flows abroad. "

Jenny said that this episode reflects many people's misunderstanding of the virus.

Not planning to return to China for the time being

Jenny said that she chose to stay in Argentina for the time being and would not easily choose to return to China. Because she believes that the Argentine government can handle it.

She introduced that Argentina had completely isolated from the first case of imported crowns on March 3 to the city of Buenos Aires since March 19, and it took the government about 17 days to make a decision. At present, it seems that the government's epidemic prevention measures are timely and effective. Although the number of confirmed cases is increasing, most of them are imported cases and close contact cases, and there are few community-borne cases.

In addition, Argentina's current life is not too inconvenient. Jenny told the reporter about her recent medical experience. She said that the day before the interview, she felt some abdominal discomfort and went to the hospital corresponding to health insurance. The medical condition of the hospital is good and there is no overcrowding. There are two doctors on duty. It may be that the fever patient has been isolated to other areas for treatment. Her medical treatment process is the same as usual. Except for the security guards at the entrance, masks were worn by the reception staff and doctors. Because it is not a fever patient, the hospital will not initiate an emergency plan, and the entire consultation process will end in about half an hour.

Another important reason to choose to stay behind is the danger on the way back. "After all, the journey is too far, and the risk of infection on the road is higher," Jenny said. (Sun Yanyan)