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Polaris: After Tonghua “Closure”: Over 5,000 Government Officials Deliver Vegetable Packages to Supermarket and 3,000 Online Shopping Orders Delivered in 4 Days
Reporter Wan Xiaotian
Liu Yun (pseudonym) has undergone 3 nucleic acid tests since returning to Tonghua’s home from Changchun on January 14, 2021. Tonghua’s epidemic situation is worsening and the city is gradually “closing down”. As of January 18, Tonghua urban area is based on residential neighborhoods and the village is based on natural villages, and comprehensive closed management has been implemented.
Many residents believe that the community is closed in a hurry, many people do not have enough food and other daily necessities at home, and the distribution of medicine for some patients has also become a problem. Citizens of Tonghua have left messages on social media. On January 24, Jiang Haiyan, Deputy Mayor of Tonghua City, apologized for this. For the past two days, volunteers waited to deliver supplies overnight.
As of 24:00 on January 25, Tonghua has reported a total of 261 new coronavirus infections in this round of the epidemic, including 202 confirmed cases, 58 asymptomatic infections, and 1 death. On January 25, the city of Tonghua launched the third round of nucleic acid testing for all employees.
Official information shows that the city of Tonghua is located in the southeast of Jilin province, with an urban population of around 500,000 inhabitants. Dongchang District is the central city of Tonghua City, with a population of more than 300,000. As of 1 PM on January 20, Dongchang District was adjusted to a high-risk area. On the 21st, management and control were further strengthened. Tonghua City issued an advisory stating that in order to further reduce the flow of people and block the spread of the epidemic, in accordance with the “Law of the People’s Republic of China on Disease Prevention and Control Infectious “will be implemented” sealed management and control “of residents in Dongchang District and community service staff will come to help solve the needs of distribution of living materials. Currently, there are still residents who have not received packages of vegetables.
“Without food”
Liu Yun’s house is in Dongchang District. After the closed management of the community, he saw that many people reported that there was a severe shortage of daily necessities. Old people suffering from heart disease had no medicine to eat and could not buy medicine. There was no food in his 70s or 80s. Some young people rented them, the apartment can’t cook without a stove and I haven’t eaten much for a few days.
According to the “Tonghua Release” news on January 23, basic necessities are mainly purchased online, that is, online orders are made through “Ele”, Jitongbang app, Xinmingda mini program, etc. . The volunteer service team will deliver them to the community for free Network staff, network staff, then deliver the goods to residents’ homes. For offline service, for middle-aged and elderly people and other special groups who do not use mobile phones to order, they can directly contact the volunteers to register their shopping needs.
A netizen said that night, “Xinmingda couldn’t place an order. Jitong Gang just asked for a refund for the afternoon, and there was nothing ‘Are you hungry?'” On the afternoon of January 26, the reporter asked about the “Are your hungry platform. There were no traders in Tonghua city. Fresh fruits can be delivered and take-out restaurants show” resting. “A local resident told the reporter From “China Business Daily” that the grocery store downstairs from his house had placed more than 300 orders at “Ele.” And could not receive any more orders. The sorting and delivery staff were under great pressure.
Even if the order is placed, the delivery time is unknown. On the morning of the 24th, a friend reminded Liu Yun that “Are you hungry?” There is a supermarket available for delivery, and the icon has always been displayed during the break. Liu Yun bought what he saw. After payment, it was not delivered until the night of the 25th. Liu Yun decided to refund.
“At first, no one handed over the phone and called the supermarket, but no one answered, or someone just hung up after receiving it,” Liu Yun said, after showing that there was a delivery, he called the delivery man again. Know when you can send it there, don’t come back if you can wait, come back if you can’t. Liu Yun’s parents are usually at home and there is a lot of food in the refrigerator, but the food is not too fresh. “Fruit hasn’t been eaten in a long time.
On January 24, Tonghua City Deputy Mayor Jiang Haiyan told a press conference that the current problems of untimely and inadequate distribution of domestic supplies to citizens have caused great inconvenience to citizens’ lives. He apologized on behalf of the municipal committee of the party and the government. . “Due to current epidemic prevention and control needs, urban officials and community workers are on duty on the front lines of epidemic prevention and control, resulting in a staff shortage.” Jiang Haiyan said that to solve this problem, the original distribution plan will be adjusted, and the original distribution plan will be adjusted from the 23rd. Begin to organize government officials, community workers and volunteers to carry out the distribution of the daily necessities like vegetables, fruits and medicines. He also said that the current reserves of various foods and non-staples are sufficient to cover the supply.
On the night of the 24th, Tonghua issued a notice stating that from now until the closure of the residents ‘houses is lifted, “vegetable packages” will be supplied for the residents’ daily basic needs according to the demand of each household. For 5 days. and will be delivered to households at half price; medicines and babies Residents can purchase other special daily necessities such as baby products online or contact the community to purchase them and transfer them from the community to their homes.
On January 25, Sun Xiaoting, director of the Tonghua City Commerce Bureau, said that in light of the increased pressure from APP, the government adjusted the distribution plan to focus on the quantitative distribution of “vegetable packages” offline, which will be distributed directly by various volunteers. Home agency staff and equipment. Today, the urban area has mobilized and organized more than 7,000 government officials, community workers, and volunteers to provide delivery services.
At the press conference on January 26, Sun Xiaoting said that over two consecutive working days, more than 110,000 packages of vegetables have been distributed, which basically solved the urgent needs of urban residents. Currently, members of the community network and residents of the jurisdiction continue. to keep Communicate and continue to deliver vegetable packages to residents.
Sun Xiaoting also said that vegetables can be supplied for more than 14 days and cereals can be supplied for more than 30 days. Zhang Dong (pseudonym), a staff member of the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Commerce, told reporters that before the outbreak, major companies were preparing supplies for the New Year, so supplies are still sufficient.
