At present, there is no traffic on the roads of the city, but there are still people rain or shine. They go out regularly every day, delivering vegetables and meals to the community, delivering medicines to patients, and sending medical staff to work.
Retired soldiers go to the "front line" and their hometown is the "battlefield"
After leaving the army, 39-year-old Du Yong once again went to the "front line", only this time, his "battlefield" was in his hometown of Wuhan — — After the closure of Wuhan, Du Yong became a volunteer driver of Wuhan Community Security Team. Together with other 1335 volunteer drivers, they became an important part of the city’s transportation line from January 24.
The use of these volunteer drivers’ vehicles is strictly limited to "providing free home services such as door-to-door meal delivery, food delivery and medicine delivery to residents with inconvenient life" and "necessary emergency medical treatment for non-fever diseases". In fact, volunteer drivers are faced with all kinds of emergencies, and most of them are on standby 24 hours a day, "ready to leave at any time".
There are about 14,800 residents in the Xu Dong community that Du Yong mainly serves. There are 5 volunteer drivers, 5 vehicles and 8 community residents’ committee staff. Volunteer drivers need to work closely with the community residents’ committee staff and cooperate with the latter. "13 people serve 14,800 people, and the pressure is still quite great." Du Yong said.
Du Yong has 8 trips a day, and will reach 12 trips when he is busy. As a team leader, he took the initiative to undertake the delivery of materials and personnel in some communities with relatively complex terrain and personnel conditions, so he would have a higher rate of driving than other volunteer drivers, and sometimes even worked until the early hours of the morning.
But this gloomy volunteer work occasionally has some shining moments. On February 12th, Du Yong picked up a small passenger — — A baby born only a week ago. A few days ago, it was Du Yong who rushed the pregnant woman who was about to give birth from the community to the hospital. The baby was born for a long time, and the amniotic fluid choked the throat and lungs and stayed in the hospital incubator for a week. On February 12th, it was the child’s first time to go home. During that trip, the dullness of the past was swept away, and the atmosphere of joy and excitement lingered in the carriage.
Drivers and passengers often don’t communicate much, but drivers often receive unexpected gifts. Du Yong received masks quietly left by medical staff twice, and colleagues in the team also received alcohol, disinfectant and snacks specially prepared by nurses on the back seat.
The stressful life has lasted for more than 20 days, but Du Yong and his colleagues firmly believe that everything will be fine. Jiang Jun, a volunteer driver, misses the bustling Wuhan very much, and more volunteer drivers are looking forward to the day when people take off their masks.
"I fell asleep when I got on the bus. I really can’t bear to wake them up."
Ma Yi, 27, is a driver of Didi Ningbo Medical Security Team. Since February 9th, he and other drivers have provided free shuttle service for medical workers in eight designated hospitals in Ningbo. "I was too young at the time of SARS, and others protected me. Now I have grown up, so I came up with a force to protect these white soldiers who rushed to the front line."
"It is impossible not to worry. Later, I thought, doctors are in the first line, and we are the second line at most. If we don’t contribute, they will work harder. " Later, Ma Yi talked to the doctor about it. "Closer, they may ride their own electric cars, a little farther away, and some are picked up by their families. Usually it’s okay, but sometimes it rains, and the rain is so heavy, how can I eat it by riding an electric car? "
According to Ma Yi’s observation, the peak of calling a car by medical staff is often after 1 am. "There is less communication, and many of them fall asleep in the back seat after getting on the bus." Ma Yi said that sometimes he really can’t bear to wake them up.
At 4 o’clock in the morning, after seeing off the last guest, Ma Yi came home, turned on a small light, took off his shoes and coat, washed his hands, bathed and washed clothes. Walking into the kitchen, there was an appointment porridge in the rice cooker to fill her stomach. Ma Yi tiptoed around the master bedroom where his wife and 3-year-old daughter lived and walked into the small room.
Ma Yi can’t sleep. He thinks of his daughter’s smiling face and lives under the same roof. However, the father and daughter haven’t seen each other for several days. He really wants to go to the small bed in the master bedroom and see the little angel in his sleep.
The shuttle nurse wants to drink duck blood vermicelli soup, and she wants to eat crayfish.
Before the Spring Festival, He Mingrong asked her husband and son to return to their hometown in Xinjiang. He wanted to leave after a few days’ drive, but he was blocked by the epidemic. On January 22, Didi began to recruit volunteer drivers, and 49-year-old He Mingrong signed up to take on the work of transporting medical workers to and from work: "There is no hiding, it is better to do something meaningful." She works with more than 200 teammates every day to ensure the commuting of medical staff. From 7 am to 10 pm, they have little rest time.
"Get up at 5 o’clock in the morning, wash and eat well, and go out at about 6 o’clock." Charging, disinfection and wearing protective equipment & HELIP; … Before the departure, He Mingrong meticulously put the protective measures in place.
He Mingrong once received a nurse from Nanjing. "The day she left home happened to be the Lantern Festival, and the whole family saw her off. She said that what she misses most now is the hometown meal. When the epidemic is over, she will go back to Nanjing to chop a duck and chew it, and then drink enough duck blood vermicelli soup."
In the first few days, He Mingrong could only eat instant noodles at noon. She was moved by the fact that some enthusiastic people provided them with free lunch boxes after learning about the situation. "Doctors serve patients, we serve doctors, and others serve us." He mingrong said.
Working for more than ten hours every day, He Mingrong has picked up more than 200 medical workers. She doesn’t feel bitter. She just said, "When the epidemic is over, I will take my family to Heshengqiao to drink chicken soup and go to Qianjiang to eat crayfish."
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