The overseas Chinese who lived 350 kilometers into the ICU due to new coronary pneumonia, she turned around and sent the hot water bottle to the ward ...

　　After a walk through the ICU ward, the Qingtian nationality couple working in Serbia, Nis, recently healed and discharged. The two patients became more severe after contracting new coronary pneumonia, and were admitted to the intensive care unit of the local hospital in mid-April.

　　The couple worked in Serbia for a year and engaged in apparel retail business, and neither spoke the local language. In the ICU ward, her husband Zhang Mou has a high fever and has difficulty breathing. His wife Xia is in a better situation, but he is not optimistic.

　　The husband and wife are at a loss when they are far away from the motherland and are seriously ill. At the most helpless time, a compatriot in Belgrade, 350 kilometers away from Niš, took the initiative to contact them.

　　On April 2, local time, Novi Sad, Serbia, medical staff are taking care of patients with new coronary pneumonia in the ICU. Image source: ChinaNews

Sick couples can't drink hot water and ask the person to send the hot water bottle to the ward

　　This man's name is Bo Xiuhua, and he has lived in Serbia for nearly 20 years and served as the director of Serbia's Chinese Medicine Center.

　　On April 14, just after a busy online activity, Bo Xiuhua learned that two overseas Chinese were infected with new coronary pneumonia and lived in the ICU ward. Bo Xiuhua didn't take care of the rest and immediately started to contact the other party.

　　After the phone was connected, just after Bo Xiuhua introduced herself, Xia Mou burst into tears. "I understand their helplessness very much, and I can't just stand by as a compatriot." Bo Xiuhua asked about the situation, comforted them with peace of mind, and told each other all his communication methods, saying that he could contact him anytime sooner or later.

　　Bo Xiuhua. Interviewee for picture.

　　The couple had diarrhea symptoms at the time, but Serbia used to drink cold water, and they could only drink tap water in the hospital, which was not conducive to recovery. Bo Xiuhua called the couple's boss and called him to find a way to send a hot water bottle to the hospital.

　　It was not easy to bring items to the hospital during the epidemic. Fortunately, the boss was familiar with the local situation and sent the hot water bottle to the hospital communication room step by step. However, the couple will not be able to communicate with each other due to their mobility, and the hot water bottle in close proximity will not be used. Bo Xiuhua asked Xia to give the phone to the nurse, and asked the nurse to help get the kettle and put it on the cupboard next to the bed to solve the problem of the two drinking water.

　　On April 2 local time, medical staff wear protective clothing at the Vojvodina Clinical Center in Novi Sad, Serbia. Image source: ChinaNews

　　The couple did not understand the Serbian language and could not communicate with the doctor. Bo Xiuhua asked them about the situation while reassuring her emotions while teaching them the corresponding Serbian language in order to let the doctor understand the situation. Sometimes she also talked to the doctor directly and asked them to take care.

　　During hospitalization, whether it was drinking water, eating or asking about his illness, Bo Xiuhua had no problem communicating with the couple. Fortunately, the couple's treatment was very smooth, transferred from the ICU to the general ward on April 23, and was cured and discharged on the 29th.

Introducing the experience of anti-epidemic medicine in Chinese medicine on the national television of Serbia

　　Since the outbreak of China's domestic epidemic in January, Bo Xiuhua, who is far away in Serbia, has been paying close attention. When she was moved by the spirit of the people across the country helping each other and overcoming difficulties, she was also thinking about what she can do in the fight against the epidemic as an overseas Chinese medicine practitioner.

　　Due to some untrue rumors, some locals did not understand the real situation of China's fight against the epidemic at that time, and Bo Xiuhua decided to speak.

　　On February 18th and 19th, Bo Xiuhua was invited to a live interview with Serbian National Television "Morning". In the program, she introduced the important role of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of new coronary pneumonia, and also told the touching story of the Chinese people's help in the fight against the epidemic.

　　Bo Xiuhua made a show on Serbian National Television. Interviewee for picture.

　　She said on the show that Chinese traditional medicine has a long history, and one of them, "Warm Diseases", is a monograph on the treatment of plague. She also introduced that in the epidemic in Wuhan, the participation rate and effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine are outstanding, and they have made important contributions to combating the epidemic.

　　She also told the program that the Chinese government has always put the lives and health of the people first, took strong measures to fully combat the latest progress of the epidemic, and introduced China to strengthen international cooperation to effectively prevent the spread of the epidemic and show the image of a responsible big country. .

Former Red Star team doctor used Chinese medicine to help people communicate

　　In 2001, Bo Xiuhua went to Serbia as a team doctor at the invitation of the well-known football club Belgrade Red Star. During this period, Bo Xiuhua's medical skills were gradually recognized by people from all walks of life in Serbia.

　　After years of hard work, Bo Xiuhua has become a well-respected doctor in the local mainstream society, and there are many stars and politicians looking for her to see a doctor. After the outbreak in Serbia, she exerted her professional advantages and used Chinese medicine to help overseas Chinese and local people fight the outbreak.

　　Bo Xiuhua took a photo with former Serbian Speaker Slavica Djukić. Interviewee for picture.

　　At the beginning of March, Bo Xiuhua and Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine organized domestic experts and scholars of Chinese medicine to establish an expert team for remote consultation of Chinese medicine in support of the fight against the epidemic in Serbia. There are more than 20 Chinese traditional medicine experts in the team, many of whom have been treating patients with new coronary pneumonia in Wuhan. The team also invited a number of Serbian respiratory experts who are fighting on the front line to join. Experts from China and Serbia often communicate online to share clinical treatment experience.

　　Bo Xiuhua also carefully prepared a remote lecture on the prevention of new coronary pneumonia by Chinese medicine. On April 14, Wang Chengxiang, the dean of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, and Liang Tengxiao, an associate professor in the emergency department of Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, were invited to give online lectures to introduce protective measures and also explain the dietary balance and maintenance from the perspective of Chinese medicine. The importance of a good attitude.

　　During this time, she set out to translate the expert keynote speeches, netizen questions and expert answers of this lecture into Serbian, and planned to spread it through the Serbian mainstream media to introduce the local people's experience in the fight against the epidemic to local people.

　　"Chinese medicine has thousands of years of accumulation and has played an important role in this epidemic. As an overseas Chinese medicine practitioner, it is my responsibility to promote motherland medicine and make Chinese medicine benefit human health." Bo Xiuhua said.

　　Reporter: Ran Wenjuan