Over 2.8 million people in east China’s Zhejiang province have volunteered to join the efforts to
control and prevent the novel coronavirus epidemic and bring economic and social development
back to normal.
Their selfless contribution shed a bright light on the fight against COVID-19 and brought positive
energy to the society, building a solid fort against the disease with love.
To lower the risk of cross-infection, senior dining centers in Changqing neighborhood of Xiacheng
district, Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang suspended operation. To help the seniors eat on time, a
delivery squad consisting of Party members, elderly-aid personnel and the warmhearted was
established by a volunteer organization in Xiacheng district.
They deliver food, medicines, and
vegetables for 190 seniors in 6 neighborhoods. So far, they have finished over 800 times of
services.
Wu Huifen, a member of the squad, volunteers to deliver meals for 6 senior people living alone in
Wuya neighborhood. Every day she cooks food and deliveries it to the seniors.
“I’m doing my best to ensure the food is gut-friendly and multiply the variety,” Wu told People’s
Daily after sending a meal to an 86-year-old woman in the neighborhood.
The volunteer organization Wu’s in was established in 2016. Wearing red vests and red hats, its
members are a distinctive view of the city. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, they have
demonstrated high sense of responsibility in epidemic prevention and control in the
neighborhoods, practicing volunteer spirit with concrete actions.
This organization is only the tip of the iceberg offering volunteer services Zhejiang during the
epidemic.
A young man maned Ni Kaomeng in Wenzhou launched an online campaign to raise preventive
and protective materials for his hometown, and he was responded by more than 10,000 young
people in the city. Another volunteer named Ma Xiaolin went to a Guangdong-based factory for
disinfectants after a 6-hour ride on bullet train. Zhang Xiao, owner of a bookstore in Wenzhou,
distributed masks to citizens for free at the gate of the store.
More and more volunteer organizations are popping up on the COVID-19 front line in Zhejiang.
According to rough estimates, over 2.8 million volunteers from more than 10,000 organizations in
the province have joined the fight against COVID-19, acting as a major force for the networked
and society-wide efforts to prevent and control the epidemic.
