What is happening to the overseas Chinese in all countries as the new pneumonia epidemic spreads all over the world? China Overseas Chinese Network (ID: qiaowangzhongguo) specially launched a series of "Overseas Stays" series of manuscripts, telling the story of the "war epidemic" left by overseas Chinese. In this issue, Le Taowen, an overseas Chinese in the United States, shared his left-behind story.
On March 7, the governor of Utah declared a state of emergency. I post to the colleagues of the Board of Directors of Salt Lake City Chinese Aid Center to remind everyone to have the best hope, but be prepared for the worst.
One of the three tenets of the Salt Lake City Chinese Aid Center is to care for our fellow citizens and hope that everyone will be prepared to provide assistance within their ability.
At noon on March 12th, the dean and principal of my university sent emails to the faculty and staff of the school to suspend classes from the 13th, preparing to convert all courses into online courses.
On April 6, local time, in the Chinese community of Flushing, New York, a woman walked on the street wearing a mask. China News Agency reporter Liao Panshe
In response to the shortage of medical masks in Utah hospitals as reflected by overseas Chinese, I contacted them to reflect the situation. The embassy attached great importance to it and expressed that it would reflect the situation to the country and negotiate related matters.
There is a serious shortage of masks across the United States, and many overseas Chinese ask about masks. I contacted the heads of the three major Chinese supermarkets in Utah one by one to learn about the orders and arrivals of various supermarkets. The large and medium-sized supermarkets with Han Mingshan, deputy director of the Salt Lake City Chinese Aid Center, Shunfa Company, Lin Zhuangji, the deputy chairman of the Salt Lake City Chinese Aid Center as the chairman, and Su Guancheng, the director of the Office of the Salt Lake City Aid Center as the chairman Masks will arrive in Chinatown supermarkets starting next week. According to preliminary estimates, the supply of the three of them should basically meet the temporary mask needs of local compatriots.
Of course, due to cultural differences, everyone still has some difficulties wearing masks to go out. Therefore, I can only suggest that you try to minimize the number of unnecessary trips.
On April 3, local time, Arlington County, Virginia, in the U.S. area of the United States, launched an anti-epidemic material donation event. China News Agency reporter Chen Meng Tongshe
On the morning of March 16, I participated in the statewide anti-epidemic work conference organized by Utah “Silicon Slope”. Utah Congressman Carters reported to everyone on the current epidemic in the United States, including the risk coefficients of various ages shown by statistical data.
The outbreak of the epidemic has affected the education community in Utah. The Director of the Department of Education of Utah reported to everyone the response measures taken by schools around the world. At present, all schools are replacing traditional teaching with online courses, and students no longer attend classes. Representatives from all walks of life including enterprises, medical care, and public welfare introduced the prevention and control measures in their respective fields.
At around 7:15 in the morning on March 18, an earthquake occurred in Salt Lake City with a magnitude of 5.7. Because I had too much work to do, I rested at more than 4am and slept too well and was not awakened by the earthquake. However, when an aftershock occurred around 8 o'clock, I was awakened in my sleep and immediately realized the earthquake. At about 1 o'clock noon, another magnitude 4.6 aftershock occurred, and then stabilized.
At around 9 am, I posted to colleagues of the Board of Directors of the Salt Lake City Chinese Aid Center. Please pay close attention to the information of the major WeChat groups in the state to see which overseas Chinese are affected by the earthquake. The Chinese Aid Center needs help. According to various sources, the earthquake did not seem to have caused casualties. What a blessing in misfortune!
On March 31, local time, the Empire State Building in New York illuminated red and white lights to pay tribute to medical workers.
I slept for about 3 hours and 4 hours in a row, and finally got a rest on the evening of March 20. The first thing in the morning was to discuss with the staff members that some overseas Chinese in Utah hoped that the domestic authorities would assist the overseas Chinese with a mask.
After that, he drafted the "Announcement on March 20th of the Salt Lake City Chinese Aid Center", and then responded to the concerns of some overseas Chinese in the community-related WeChat group, and conducted out-of-group exchanges with individual overseas Chinese. In extraordinary times, WeChat is full of all kinds of information, causing a lot of panic and misunderstanding.
I remind the colleagues of the Board of Directors of the China Auxiliary Center "WeChat news is hard to tell, and there is everything. We see people's hearts in times of crisis. What we have to do is to maintain our concentration and not be easily biased."
After my university decided to transfer teaching work to the Internet, it added a lot of work. Today, students took the online exam for the first time and encountered various problems. After coordinating the procurement of medicines in Utah, I visited the online classroom again.
At noon in the noon, I finally had to eat the first meal of today.
Author: Le Wen Tao