The fifth wave of the epidemic broke out rapidly in February, and a large number of patients were quarantined at home. Liu Guoxun, a member of the DAB Legislative Council, said that he received a lot of help from home quarantined people, saying that they could not get through the government hotline, were unwell, and could not buy supplies. Therefore, at the end of February Set up a hotline for residents in need of support to contact the team directly.
Unexpectedly, the epidemic worsened at the end of February, and the number of people asking for help increased greatly. Liu Guoxun's team was tight. Fortunately, a group of neighbors who had experienced difficulties were willing to lend a helping hand and form a volunteer team, which greatly enhanced their support capabilities.
There will be no censorship "send the first" Liu Guoxun: the citizens are panic and helpless
In an interview with Hong Kong 01, Liu Guoxun said that from the end of February to mid-March is the peak period for seeking help, with more than 6,000 help cases in two weeks, 500 to 600 cases per day.
He recalled that the initial supplies were relatively tight, but after some groups learned of the situation, they sent supplies one after another, describing how much help from non-governmental organizations was needed to help the citizens tide over the difficulties.
Liu Guoxun pointed out that when the home quarantine was just implemented, citizens could not go out after receiving the quarantine order, and there was a shortage of supplies and medicines at home, so emergency supplies were distributed, "hope to cope with the first three days" to wait for government support.
However, at the end of February and early March, many citizens reported that they could not get through the government hotline, so they could only continue to seek help from Liu Guoxun's team.
At present, Lau Kwok-hsun has set up two hotlines. After receiving help from the public, he will understand the needs of the other party and provide appropriate supplies according to the number of people seeking help, whether they have family members and whether they have special needs.
He said that the team could receive help in the morning and deliver the supplies in the afternoon, which is much faster than the government's action, because there is no review, "If you need to report, I will be the first, and I will send it without reason. I can't tell the difference between the real and the fake." He explained, "Under the epidemic, many citizens are panicked and helpless. Patients may not be able to even make a phone call, so they all help first."
The supplies are for emergency use. In order to prevent people from resale of the supplies, Liu Guoxun will also affix his own "marks" and slogans to cheer up the citizens and prevent resale. He hopes that the citizens will use all the supplies for their own use.
Liu Guoxun and the "Star Volunteer Group" delivered emergency supplies to the home quarantined, which was widely praised.
(Photo by Huang Baoying)
Go upstairs to send recovered patients at risk of infection to join to relieve manpower pressure
At present, there are more than 100 volunteers in the volunteer team. Liu Guoxun explained that due to the large number of offices and large coverage, a large number of officers and volunteers are needed to assist.
He originally called on the government to divide the materials into 18 districts for co-ordination, pointing out that it is not efficient to distribute the central aid materials to Hong Kong in a centralized manner, and he gave his opinion based on his experience, "We divide a lot of 'small points', if it is in the northern district, give it to me. It will be much faster if you send it to various offices as soon as you receive it.”
However, organizing the dispatch operation was not immediately in place, and there were many concerns involved.
Liu Guoxun said that at first, the volunteer team was mainly staffed by logistics, because he was worried about the risk of "upstairs" to deliver supplies, so he had to deliver by himself, the officers and the core volunteers who were willing to come to the door.
Looking back at Liu Guoxun's Facebook in early March, he mentioned several times that he was going to dispatch "secret delivery", and even said that "the pressure has reached its peak." At this time, he saw a glimmer of light.
Ask for help in the morning, send it to the home isolation neighborhood in the afternoon, thank you
On March 8, Liu Guoxun stated that he had established a volunteer team for convalescents, which consisted of multiple convalescents or their family members to help distribute supplies to home-isolated patients, which greatly relieved the manpower pressure. Sending supplies, because the New Territories North can be very long distances, plus there are different levels of ups and downs." Fortunately, there is a group of helpers for the recovered.
Liu described the volunteers as "Star Volunteer Group", as if "eating the stars" in the game became invincible, and he also pointed out that they were "passed people" who understood the needs and anxiety of the diagnosed patients.
"First Sister", a member of the "Star Volunteer Group" and a recovering patient, said that many neighbors praised the "quick and beautiful" action of donating supplies.
She said that in the days after February 20, it was difficult to get through to the government's telephone hotline, and the material delivery service met the needs. She felt that the neighbors were very moved, "I told them to pay attention to tell me, and I can help if you need it. Neighbors called me and told me to buy supplies." "Sister" said, "At this moment, what I need most is care and help."
The whole family recruited a 10-year-old who had a high fever for the 3rd day and was lucky to have a friend who helped him recover and took the initiative to help others
Every recovered volunteer is an anti-epidemic story in itself.
The "first sister" was recruited in the whole family. The husband was infected on February 21, and the 10-year-old boy fell ill on the 22nd. He had just received an injection and had a fever of 40 degrees for 3 consecutive days.
"Sister" said that in the past few days, the news said that the ambulance should not be called to the hospital until the specified conditions were met, so I did not dare to "call the car".
Two days later, the five-year-old boy also fell ill. "Hey, I was thinking, I must protect myself first, at least it's not good for my family to get sick once."
However, the "first sister" herself soon tested positive on the 23rd and was very helpless: "A friend kindly called the government hotline, but it couldn't get through at all." She described the hardest time at the end of February, and she could only self-isolate.
She took a nucleic acid test on February 21, and received an initial positive report on March 3, but her symptoms have almost subsided, and the rapid test has also turned negative.
She said that a friend sent supplies to the door during the epidemic. Later, she knew that Liu Guoxun needed volunteers, but many people were unable to help to protect their families. Considering that she had been diagnosed, "should be able to withstand it," she hoped to contribute.
Son is helpless and helpless after being infected with "throat is like swallowing a blade"
Another volunteer, May, although she did not get sick, all the people around her were "hit": "On February 22, seven members of my colleague's family, including the workers, were buried. I think it's only a matter of time before I get recruited, I just hope that it doesn't work out. It’s so quick, the center will help first.” Who knew that May’s son fell ill on February 26, “the sore throat is like swallowing a razor blade.” , and finally found a friend who has a vacant unit.”
She thought the matter was over, but unexpectedly, after her son recovered, her husband was infected with the virus, "My boy just happened to be in the class, and I missed it myself, so I urgently called Mr. Lau (Kwok-hoon) in the morning and asked him if he had a way to isolate himself. Ah?" After Liu Guoxun received the information, he arranged for a car to take May's husband to the hotel for isolation at around 11 o'clock. As a result, he failed to return a negative result for 10 days and was released from isolation. During the period, he also experienced edema in his feet. "It's not a cold. ".
After several twists and turns, Ah May realized the difficulties of patients and their families. Knowing that Liu Guoxun recruited a volunteer team, even if he was not infected, he took the initiative to join his son. "Sometimes when it is really helpless, someone can help you.
Insurers work less under the epidemic, call friends to do volunteer work
Krystal, who is in the insurance industry, has flexible schedules and minimizes contact with customers during the epidemic.
She said that the current epidemic is "the truth in adversity", and many friends responded by volunteering.
The epidemic has dropped from a high level, and the number of help-seeking cases has also dropped accordingly. During the peak period, there were hundreds of daily cases in one area, and it dropped to about a hundred. "There was a wave of panic buying before, and many citizens bought enough supplies, even if they were recruited, they were prepared. "Liu Guoxun said that they will continue to distribute supplies to citizens for emergency use.
The government recruits volunteers to pack supplies on Wednesday, and Liu Guoxun aims to gather 500 people
The government will organize the community to prepare supplies on March 30 (Wednesday) and distribute them to all households in Hong Kong in early April.
Liu Guoxun said that he has signed up to participate, and the goal is to gather 500 volunteers, and more than 300 people have been recruited.
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