China News Service, Beijing, June 21 (Liu Likun) When the reporter contacted Zhu Jinfeng, the president of the Tanzania Chinese Chamber of Commerce, he was walking in the Tanzania National Zoo to relieve the pressure caused by the epidemic.
"The current situation is not very optimistic, and there may be repeated high epidemics." Zhu Jinfeng said that the overall epidemic prevention situation in Tanzania is acceptable, but the epidemic situation in neighboring countries is serious, and the next epidemic situation is still not optimistic.
The mutated strain of the new coronavirus spread rapidly, and the epidemic situation in many countries in Africa rebounded.
Recently, reporters from China News Service interviewed local overseas Chinese online and listened to them talk about the changes in their lives under the new wave of epidemics.
Gao Wei, president of the Association of Overseas Chinese in Kenya, said that Kenya has recently entered a period of high epidemics, and the government has also tightened epidemic prevention measures, including advancing the curfew in 13 western counties by two hours and implementing nucleic acid testing for people with greater mobility. Wait.
Affected by the epidemic, Kenya’s catering and tourism industries have been hit hard.
"I am engaged in the exhibition trade industry. I used to organize large-scale exhibitions in China and Kenya every year. Now because of the epidemic, all businesses have moved from offline to online." Gao Wei said, "Because of the recession of the Kenyan economy, I have a lot of business activities. The business of friends in the industry has also been significantly affected."
"This is a serious'battle'." Lin Haiyan, chairman of the Mauritius Chinatown Foundation, said that due to the epidemic, the unemployment rate in Mauritius has increased significantly, the prices of daily necessities have risen, and commonly used drugs are often out of stock.
Since the outbreak, Lin Haiyan and his team have been doing their best to provide overseas Chinese with vaccination information and contact them for arrangements.
Today, many overseas Chinese, including him and his family, have been vaccinated.
"Most overseas Chinese are willing to vaccinate, especially the Chinese vaccine." In his view, Mauritius is an island country and has certain advantages in isolation. In addition, the vaccination work is gradually carried out, and life and work will eventually return to normal.
According to Xu Ning, president of the Angola-China Chamber of Commerce, Angola is currently at the peak of the second wave of epidemics, and the number of new infections remains high.
"Some people relax their vigilance after receiving the first shot. Coupled with the prevalence of various traditional diseases such as malaria and dengue fever, the situation is still relatively severe."
Under the epidemic situation, some overseas Chinese have developed anxiety. In Xu Ning’s view, it can be relieved through music, painting, reading, cooking and other hobbies. It is not allowed to gather with relatives and friends, but can also communicate through telephone, video and other methods to maintain good health. Mentality.
"Although we are worried about the third wave of the epidemic in Tanzania, the domestic overseas Chinese affairs department has donated a lot of masks and Lianhua Qingwen capsules to us. The material reserves are sufficient, and everyone is more confident in their hearts." Zhu Jinfeng said, strict epidemic prevention measures Good results have been achieved. The overseas Chinese are also very united and will help each other when encountering difficulties.
Compared with last year's helplessness, overseas Chinese are now gradually adapting to the impact of the epidemic.
Gao Wei said that many people have developed new businesses on the original basis and reduced costs.
"Since the outbreak, I have been looking for a direction to break through." He told reporters that he also made up for shortcomings during the epidemic and made plans for future business development and corporate transformation and upgrading.
“Africa’s basic medical conditions are relatively poor. It also needs time to fight the epidemic. The release of vaccines also takes time. Many countries still need assistance.” Gao Wei said, “However, as the global epidemic eases, Africa will gain With more assistance, I believe the situation will get better." (End)