Staying Home to Ensure Safety, Coordinating Donations and Anti-Epidemic Efforts — A Chronicle of Staying at Home in the First Month of the Year of the Rat (1) On January 23, 2020, the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, Wuhan was "locked down." All public buses, subways, and ferries were suspended, and private cars were not allowed on the road without approval. I asked my wife to accompany me to walk to the company for a day's work. At noon, I ate instant noodles in the office to satisfy my hunger, and at six in the evening, I walked back home. From then on, the home quarantine began. My wife and I live alone in Meilin Qingcheng on Yangyuan South Road, Xudong. Following government requirements and repeated instructions from our children, we stayed home without going out once from the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month (January 24) until now to prevent cross-infection. During this period, the property manager and Dr. Liu from Wuchang Hospital, who lives in the same building, helped deliver fruits, vegetables, and eggs three times. Each time, volunteers placed the food and vegetables at our doorstep, and after half an hour, we opened the door to bring them inside. After the Lantern Festival, we started piling up garbage on the terrace. During home quarantine, I participated in or initiated several donation drives, successfully coordinating some donation activities. Starting February 7, I organized company employees to publish "Anti-Epidemic Reports" of our certified clients on the company's "United Intelligence Wuhan Certification" WeChat public account. We have published 45 continuous reports and 5 special articles covering more than 40 units in Wuhan, Yichang, Shiyan, Xiangyang, Jingzhou, Jingmen, Huangshi, Huanggang, Xianning, Enshi, Tianmen, Qichun, Xiaogan, and other places, with daily updates ongoing. On the afternoon of January 22, my company's best auditor, Tan Ruoming's apprentice, told me on WeChat that "Tan has contracted pneumonia and is not doing well in the past two days," "probably in intensive care." I called Tan several times but no answer. On January 26, the second day of the lunar new year, the bad news came: Tan passed away! Tan's husband told me that the body was taken away by the funeral home for cremation, and family members were not allowed to attend the farewell, waiting for notification to collect the ashes. Even wreaths could not be sent. I transferred 900 yuan to Tan's husband on WeChat as a condolence. Chen Cuilan, manager of Shishou Huali Dyeing, also entrusted me to send 300 yuan in mourning money. I posted the news of Tan's unfortunate death in the company QQ and WeChat groups, and everyone expressed their condolences. Tan Ruoming's father, mother, and sister are our bridge-playing friends. Such sadness brings tears uncontrollably... On January 25, the Wuhan Qichun Chamber of Commerce mobilized members to donate to hometown anti-epidemic activities. Staying home for the New Year, unable to go out. I don't use Alipay and only had over 2,000 yuan in WeChat. But as the chamber secretary, I had to lead by example and immediately donated 1,000 yuan without hesitation. On January 26, a reporter from Changjiang Daily live-streamed on the streets of Wuhan, showing the bustling market completely empty. Behind the camera, he choked up several times, repeatedly saying, "My Wuhan will definitely get better!" This Weibo post by reporter Zhan Song, according to CCTV news, has over 200 million views, resonating with Chinese people worldwide. Zhan Song is my daughter's colleague; he helped organize her wedding in 2005 and also served as photographer and videographer. Zhan Song's wife works in the emergency room of Tongji Hospital and has been overloaded with anti-epidemic work, experiencing much human suffering... On the same day, the wife of our company's Director L was diagnosed with COVID-19. He was lucky to be hospitalized in time. On January 27, the third day of the lunar new year, our company's financial director, Mr. X, developed cough and fever and was listed as a suspected case at the hospital. There was no confirmed effective medicine, so no medicine was prescribed, and no hospital bed was available; he could only isolate at home. Our family doctors (my nephew and his wife) tried various ways using steroids to reduce Mr. X's fever, but the condition was unstable, making us anxious... Also on January 27, a friend sent me a short video filmed by Teacher Zou Xia from Dayan Academy in Chuzhou, Zhejiang, demonstrating breathing, guiding, and fitness exercises including trembling, rotating, patting, and hissing techniques. I sent it to relatives and friends with a self-composed rhyme: Stay home for the New Year, no visiting around. Take some time, watch the video: Simple and easy, strengthen lungs and body. Calm and peaceful, all things go well. Prevent infection, drive away the plague. Spring blooms, celebrate peace! On January 30, Ms. Cheng, wife of former vice chairman of Hubei Provincial CPPCC Hu Yongji, sent me a short video compiled by Niu Guowei, director of the Oxygen Center at Beijing Xiaotangshan Hospital. I forwarded it to relatives and friends to encourage exercise and activity at home for health. On January 28, the fourth day of the lunar new year, my relative's brother-in-law started having a fever. He is an amateur painter who went alone to sketch by the Yangtze River on New Year's Eve, possibly catching a chill. He had not left home since New Year's Eve and had fever with cough. No hospital accepted him; his son and daughter-in-law (medical doctor) used steroids to reduce his fever... My colleague at Wugang Transportation Company and fellow Qichun native, Master Zhu, had his only son in his 30s scheduled to hold a wedding on January 28 at the Wanda Ruihua Hotel in Wuhan. Xiao Zhu graduated from university and has worked at Huawei in Shenzhen as a technical backbone, a pride of our Wugang Qichun hometown. Master Zhu sent me an exquisite electronic invitation made by his son on December 10, nearly two months in advance. On January 11, I decided to go to Hainan Island with my wife for the New Year, booking round-trip tickets, hotel, and itinerary, but 20 hours before departure, Hainan authorities called to request ticket cancellation. I sent Master Zhu 1,000 yuan as a congratulatory gift since I could not attend. Xiao Zhu's wedding was postponed. We must not miss this wedding. On January 29, the fifth day of the lunar new year, my daughter said that the parents of her good friend from middle and high school, neighbors in Meilin Qingcheng, are both confirmed COVID-19 cases. The father is the director in charge of the Wugang Party Committee's publicity department and the "Wugang Political Work" monthly magazine (multiple times awarded national excellence). Since the first day of the lunar new year, Director Liu and his wife have walked nearly an hour every morning at six (no buses, taxis, or private cars allowed) to queue for injections at Wuchang Hospital. The hospital is overcrowded, with people packed at peak times. After injections, the couple supports each other walking home, usually returning around five or six in the evening. Director Liu's daughter called my daughter crying and exhausted. This family is truly overwhelmed! No hospital beds are available in Wuhan; all hospitals are full. Wuchang Hospital, formerly called Railway Hospital, is near our Meilin Qingcheng community, which has about 3,000 households. When it opened, it was the best community near Wuhan's first ring road. The Railway Hospital purchased over 400 units, so neighbors mostly seek medical care nearby. Many medical staff at Wuchang Hospital were infected, including 51-year-old Director Liu Zhiming, who sadly passed away on February 18... On January 30, the sixth day of the lunar new year, the Wuhan Qichun Chamber of Commerce launched another donation drive. My WeChat balance was empty. The financial director was still feverish; the steroids given by the doctors sometimes worked, sometimes not. I could not ask the finance department for money, and probably it would be useless. I had to borrow money from family. Fortunately, someone at home had money left in Alipay for loan repayment and lent me 10,000 yuan within five minutes, saying they would support my anti-epidemic donations no matter what. I was the second donor after the president, donating 10,000 yuan. This time, the Wuhan Qichun Chamber donated over 260,000 yuan to the hometown. According to the Hubei Provincial Health Commission report, as of 24:00 on January 31, Hubei had reported 7,153 confirmed cases, including 3,215 in Wuhan. The second highest was Huanggang with 726 cases. Among 249 deaths, Wuhan had 192, and Huanggang was second with 14. Liu Jun, deputy chief physician of the intensive care unit at Hengyang Central Hospital and leader of the medical team aiding Huanggang, told China News Weekly: "After arriving in Huanggang, I found the epidemic was much more severe than previously thought, even personally more serious than Wuhan." Hospitals in Huanggang were in dire condition. Since January 25, multiple county hospitals under Huanggang appealed for help to obtain rapid test kits, thermometers, N95 masks, medical masks, goggles, protective clothing, disinfectants, and other protective supplies. I shared this article on my Moments, strongly urging friends to help donate specifically to my hometown Qichun or my birthplace Zhangbang Hospital. After posting, Chen Yueting, minister of Xiangyang Logistics Association, introduced me to mask sources in Shandong and Suzhou. I hurried to purchase but failed due to high demand. January 31, the first day after the New Year, should have been the first workday. The company general manager Nie Zhiguo greeted all members in QQ and WeChat groups, informing that all scheduled audit tasks had been canceled by headquarters. Everyone was urged not to go out, protect themselves, and wait for the epidemic to end before working happily together. He also asked everyone to report their and their families' conditions for reassurance and to contact him if needed. This warm arrangement was sincerely welcomed by all employees. On February 1, Mr. Xu, who came from Harbin to start a business in Wuhan, called. His husband, Mr. Lin (also our client), was hospitalized with COVID-19 and needed to purchase globulin for auxiliary treatment. I immediately asked my nephew, former financial director of Wuhan Shuanghe Pharmaceutical, to help buy it. That evening, former dispatcher Xiao Wang posted in the WeChat group: "Six days ago, she lost her grandfather. Today, she lost her father too!" The coronavirus claimed two lives in one family. Xiao Wang's father was a recipient of Wuhan's May 1 Labor Medal, a model worker at Sinopec. We had not yet seen the recently recorded promotional video "Jingchu Craftsman Wang Zhixin" at the provincial level...
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