A deliveryman on the way to make deliveries in Jingtian, Futian District, yesterday. Shenzhen has pressed the pause button for seven days to minimize the flow and gathering of people to race against time to fight the COVID pandemic. While most people stay at home, there are some, including frontline medical workers, supermarket and wet market staff, deliverymen, and volunteers, braving the pandemic to stick to their posts, making our lives convenient. Liu Xudong
Due to the latest round of COVID lockdown, Shenzhen residents have been placed into seven days of “slow living” from Monday. Yet, Ning Qiong was quite busy Monday. She baked bread for neighbors and anti-pandemic workers, Shenzhen Evening News reported.
Ning lives at Meishanyuan housing compound in Meilin Subdistrict, Futian District. On the first day of the lockdown, she made over 100 loaves of bread with 5 kilograms of flour, giving them to all residents and frontline workers for free in No. 5 Building where she resides.
“The bread is free. Those who lack food can message me … I will put them at the gate of No. 5 Building for you to pick up,” Ning posted a notice in the residents’ WeChat group.
Ning told the News that the sudden 14-day lockdown of her housing compound resulted in many people’s temporary food shortage. “I want to make some bread and pastries for them,” she said.
Ning’s seven hours’ hard work fed almost all residents and anti-pandemic workers. They expressed their gratitude by giving her snacks and flour in return.
She said, “I feel very happy to see the neighborhood relationship is this harmonious.”
Similarly, the slow pace of life in Futian’s other communities under prevention measures is in order, Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported.
Every housing compound has organized nucleic acid testing service for at least two hours every day, providing residents sufficient time to undergo tests.
To meet people’s needs for daily necessities, markets in the prevention areas guarantee ample supplies at stable prices. Residents can also order takeaway from restaurants and food from online retailing platforms. Some of them grouped together to purchase fresh vegetables from dealers in wet markets.
The lockdown measures do not disturb students’ normal online studies, according to teachers and parents. Via online classes, students are reminded to take COVID tests and take protective measures. Psychology teachers will offer consultations to help alleviate students’ and parents’ anxiety if necessary.