By Xu Weichen
On March 13, the Office of Hongkou District New Era Civilization Practice Center, the Hongkou District Civilization Office and the Volunteer Association issued a recruitment order for volunteers for pandemic prevention and control at Shanghai Hongkou WeChat Platform. In just 3 days, 14,000 volunteers were recruited in Hongkou. Caring people from all walks of life have devoted themselves to the front line and become the "villain" walking side by side with "Dabai". On March 16 alone, 4,900 volunteers were volunteering at nucleic acid testing sites in the district.
"Boundless Love" on the Frontline
"Please keep a distance of one meter", "Please show your travel code and Shanghai QR code", "May I measure your temperature?"... At Zhongke Runda Nucleic Acid Detection Station in Hongkou District, citizens, under the guidance of medical staff and volunteers, successfully and orderly completed nucleic acid sampling according to the specified process.
At the scene, Yin Renjun, a national model worker and the country's most beautiful volunteer was seen. After learning about the recruitment of volunteers for pandemic prevention and control in Hongkou District, Yin Renjun joined hands with his "Boundless Love" volunteer team to respond quickly and volunteered to the front line to maintain on-site order. Over the past few days, volunteers have worked hard for 14 hours every day to help citizens complete nucleic acid testing.
"We are responsible for fighting against pandemic on the front line." Yin Renjun said. Yin Renjun and his "Boundless Love" volunteer team have provided free haircuts and daily life services for the disabled, military martyrs and the elderly for many years.They are the vanguard to take the lead in the battlefield of pandemic prevention and control. "Many old people thanked me and told me to pay attention to protect myself. I am moved very much."
In addition to providing services and help to citizens at nucleic acid testing points, Yin Renjun also took the initiative to claim the maintenance and disinfection of an express rack. According to Yin Renjun, the express rack is located near his shop and is the centralized express storage point in the residential area. Watching the community staff running around for pandemic prevention day after day, he wanted to do something within his ability to help everyone get through the special period as soon as possible.
We will Go to the Place Where We are Needed!
Similarly, upon seeing the volunteer recruitment order, Hongying Rescue Volunteer Service Team, which is a folk rescue team composed of a group of rescue instructors and team members from retired soldiers, actively signed up. In last July, the rainstorm and flood in Henan Province caught people's attention, and Hongying Rescue Volunteer Service Team volunteered to rush to Henan. Previously, they also incarnated as Dabais and walked into Suzhou Campuses for disinfection.
Zhang Lei of Hongying Rescue Volunteer Service Team said: "we veterans would like to be called back!" After becoming volunteers for pandemic prevention and control, members of Hongying Rescue Volunteer Service Team will carry out disinfection in schools and communities in Hongkou.
It is learnt that within 3 days after the issuance of the volunteer recruitment order, 14,000 volunteers composed of caring people from all walks of life and government cadres were recruited in the region. As health care volunteers, emergency rescue volunteers, material distribution volunteers and logistics service volunteers, they will carry out voluntary services for pandemic prevention and control in Hongkou.