The unsung heroes
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POLICE and volunteers have made heroic efforts to ensure that Shanghai Railway Station is a bridgehead in the fight against the novel coronavirus.
Yu Ting, a worker from the railway station’s management committee, began monitoring passengers returning from key infected areas on Lunar New Year’s Eve, when protective gear was in short supply. All she had to protect herself was a mask.
After two suspected cases were confirmed, she bundled her husband and two children off to her parents’ home and isolated herself at home.
Urban management official Zhao Binglei said every team has someone who is fluent in English to help foreigners arriving at the station.
“We need to work for long hours,” Zhao said. “One of my colleagues got a nosebleed after wearing a mask for long hours. He wasn’t even aware of it. Instead, he thought it was just his sweat.”
Volunteer Zhang Mingyu, from the district’s human resources bureau, lives in Jiading District in Shanghai’s suburb. One night, after completing work around midnight, he could find no public transport to get home, so his family had to come and fetch him.
Chen Cheng and Yu Qian are newlyweds who both work for the security inspection team of the Shanghai Railway Station police station. They rarely have time to see each other at work. Chen’s job is to patrol around and guide passengers to exits. Yu is responsible for security inspection in the accesses at the station.
“You must wear the mask the right way and take care of yourself,” Yu tells Chen every day before they go to work.
Local police officer Li Jiawei’s wife Qin Luye is a nurse at the Shanghai Children’s Hospital. Both are working on the frontline of the anti-virus campaign. They had no choice but to send their 5-year-old daughter to be taken care of by Li’s mother.
During breaks, Li tried to have a short video call with his wife.
“When I’m stressed out, I will call her,” he said. “Sometimes we just need to encourage each other, but many times, either of us is too busy to pick up the call.”
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