China News Service, May 6 (Xinhua), according to the US "World Daily" report, since the outbreak of the new coronary pneumonia in New York, many Chinese front-line personnel have fought hard on the front line of the fight against the epidemic. Zhang Liang, a Chinese recruit born in 1994, joined the army for only two years. During the epidemic, he volunteered to go to the New York Javits Convention Center (Javits Convention Center) to take care of security services. Since the mission was carried out at the end of March, he has never returned home. He said that he joined the Auxiliary Police Corps of the City Police Fifth Branch Bureau serving Chinatown since graduating from high school. He has been serving for seven years. After retiring from the military in 2021, he intends to take the exam in the police academy, hoping to be a member of the city police.
Zhang Liang said that in the New York Army National Guard he served, there were 50 people serving the Jawitz Central Square Hospital this time, with multiple divisions of occupational security, each serving four days a week, two The early morning shift and the two-day evening shift are from 6am to 6pm in a 12-hour shift.
During the outbreak of the epidemic, Javits ’Cabin Hospital was once overcrowded and required strict inspections when entering and exiting. Zhang Liang ’s job was to strictly inspect every entrant and monitor the infrared thermometer at the entrance. He said, "Since the end of March, none of us have returned home and have lived in hotels to avoid bringing the virus to our families."
The Javits Cabin Hospital is currently temporarily closed due to the slowdown of the New York epidemic, but the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has still decided to leave key equipment and supplies to deal with the possible second wave of the epidemic. Zhang Liang said that even if there are no patients today, their work here must continue, "I don't know when they will evacuate."
Speaking of working in the field of anti-epidemic disease, Zhang Liang said that her mother was very worried, but she couldn't bear her own wishes and had to choose to support her. The family of Zhang Liang came from Wenzhou. When he was nine years old, he immigrated to the United States with his parents. After graduating from high school in 2013, he wanted to accumulate some work experience related to law enforcement. To experience the work of a police officer, Zhang Liang has been doing it for seven years.
Zhang Liang said that although the whole family has moved to Queens, the family lived in Chinatown when they first arrived in New York, and they know more about the community and have more feelings.
Zhang Liang said that after retiring in 2021, he planned to take the municipal police examination, hoping to formally become a member of the municipal police and continue to serve the community by taking advantage of bilingualism. (Zhang Chen)