(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Compatriots in Fujian and Taiwan under the epidemic: "epidemic" road walks together to protect their homes

  China News Agency, Quanzhou, March 17th, title: Compatriots in Fujian and Taiwan under the epidemic: "epidemic" road walks together to protect their homes

  Author Wu Guanbiao Sun Hong

  "The time is tight, the tasks are heavy, and the phone calls are constantly being answered." Since a new round of local epidemics occurred in Quanzhou, Fujian on March 13, the high-quality medical laboratory where Taiwan compatriot He Guoding is located has always been turned on 24 hours a day, and the testing personnel have been working continuously. , complete each batch of nucleic acid detection tasks efficiently.

Taiwanese medical staff conduct nucleic acid sampling for residents of the Taiwanese Investment Zone in Quanzhou.

Photo courtesy of Quanzhou Yihe Hospital

  Quanzhou Gopin Medical Laboratory Co., Ltd., a Taiwan-funded enterprise, has a group of experienced Taiwanese medical laboratory experts. Since 2020, as one of the third-party institutions designated by Quanzhou, it has undertaken the important task of local nucleic acid testing.

  "In the past few days, the testing personnel in the laboratory have been conducting nucleic acid testing in three shifts, including many medical testing experts from Taiwan." He Guoding told reporters that he and his colleagues stood with Quanzhou, the "home". stand together.

  As of 8:00 on March 17, Quanzhou has reported a total of 216 local confirmed cases and 151 asymptomatic infections.

This round of local epidemics in Quanzhou showed a trend of "point-like aggregation and multi-point distribution". In just 5 days, the number of positive infections has increased to 367.

  According to official research and judgment, the epidemic is still on the rise, and the number of infected people will increase, and the situation is grim.

Among the anti-epidemic teams that quickly assembled and organized locally, there are many Taiwan compatriots and Taiwan enterprises.

  As the first tertiary comprehensive Taiwan-funded hospital in Quanzhou, Quanzhou Yihe Hospital immediately organized a team of medical staff to go to Lichun Village, Baiqi Hui Township, to invest in nucleic acid testing.

Nucleic acid testing is being carried out by the staff of the high-quality medical laboratory.

Photo courtesy of Gopin Laboratory

  Qiu Junjie, executive director of the Health Management Center of Quanzhou Yihe Hospital, introduced that the hospital has a nucleic acid testing and sampling team composed of Taiwanese medical staff as the backbone, which has accumulated a lot of experience in responding to the local epidemic last year.

"So (this round) of the epidemic has just happened, and our entire medical and nursing team can act quickly without being chaotic."

  "Originally, the home quarantine ended on March 19, and I really wanted to see the students as soon as possible." Taiwanese teacher Li Xiangling did not expect that a sudden epidemic would make this semester's "winter vacation" longer.

  At present, all schools in Quanzhou have switched to online teaching.

"It is expected that the online courses will last for more than a month." Li Xiangling said that during the isolation period, her work and life were full; the reminders and concerns from colleagues, students, the local community and the Taiwan Federation made her feel very warm .

  Li Xiangling told reporters that after the home isolation is over, if conditions permit, she and her husband are thinking about doing something to contribute to the epidemic prevention work and cheer for Quanzhou.

  "The current epidemic situation is severe, but many Taiwan compatriots and friends around me and I are very confident that the epidemic prevention and control work in the mainland is efficient and orderly, and everyone's cooperation is very high." Qiu Junjie said, "We look forward to the early passing of the epidemic and the blooming of spring flowers. ."(over)