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| Quarantine doesn't mean isolation |
| CCTV.COM 2003-04-27 10:04:49 |
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The deadly virus SARS may be forcing many people across China into quarantine but that doesn't mean they have to feel isolated. Many community members are trying to keep in touch and offer their support to affected friends and colleagues.
Since the eastern city of Hangzhou registered its first case of SARS, all 12 families living in the apartment building where the virus was discovered have been quarantined. Community workers stay on guard day and night to ensure that no other people enter the building. They also deliver newspapers, medicine, fruit and vegetables free of charge to the reception office at the building's gate. Colleagues of the residents take turns to send their co－workers meals and other daily necessities. Community workers take care of household waste to prevent further contamination.
Each family has been given a phone card to help them keep in touch with the outside world. With the local SARS outbreak under effective control, the quarantined people all feel grateful.
Chen Zhengxin, a quarantined resident said, "Our living conditions are fine and every one of us is well looked after. None of us panic but feel optimistic."
In the capital city Beijing, medical workers fighting SARS have been quarantined for 40 days. Many anonymous members of the public have sent them flowers and messages, encouraging them to stay strong. Video－phones have been installed in six of the hospitals so these valiant workers can at least see their families.
Meanwhile, SARS supervision teams sent by the State Council have visited hospitals, schools and railway stations in Sichuan and Guangdong provinces. They are also closely monitoring work on the SARS frontline. The experts are paying particular attention to the disinfection of facilities housing Guangzhou's China Export Commodities Fair and report that no infection was registered during the first session of the trade fair. They say the situation is still critical and there is no room for complacency.
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Editor: Inner Wu CCTV.com
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