Community Workers

There are two fronts in the battle against the epidemic: hospital – the life-saving front, and community – the epidemic prevention and control front. When inspecting the epidemic prevention and control in Beijing, Xi Jinping emphasized that communities are the forefront of joint prevention and control, and also an effective defense line against importation of cases and intra-city/region transmission. We can effectively curb the spread if we hold firm the defense line in the communities.

During his inspection in Wuhan, Xi visited Donghu Xincheng Community and talked with the community workers. He called community workers “temporary prime minister of the alleys,” who have to handle all kinds of matters that relate to people’s livelihood. 

In the battle against the epidemic, the community workers had overcome various difficulties such as insufficient manpower, limited resources, hard conditions and imperfect protective measures, and remained steadfast at the city’s front line of defense. As all the communities in Wuhan were under grid-based management, grid managers, officials designated from higher levels, volunteers and building coordinators formed different groups to serve the residents. There were telephone communication groups responsible for answering hotline questions for residents, report groups tracking and monitoring residents’ health status with daily telephone inquiries, and purchasing groups buying vegetables and medicines for the residents in need. 

A great number of community workers and volunteers across the country delivered necessities to self-isolated residents at home on a daily basis, followed up their health conditions, and helped residents see doctors, transfer to hospitals or get consultation. Their dedication shored up a strong defense line in the communities.

社區(qū)工作者

抗擊疫情有兩個陣地,一個是醫(yī)院救死扶傷陣地,一個是社區(qū)防控陣地。習(xí)近平在北京市調(diào)研指導(dǎo)新型冠狀病毒肺炎疫情防控工作時強調(diào),社區(qū)是疫情聯(lián)防聯(lián)控的第一線,也是外防輸入、內(nèi)防擴散最有效的防線。把社區(qū)這道防線守住,就能有效切斷疫情擴散蔓延的渠道。

在湖北武漢考察疫情防控期間,習(xí)近平走進東湖新城社區(qū),與社區(qū)防控隊伍親切交流。他指出,上面千條線、下面一根針,群眾大事小事都在社區(qū),大家就是臨時的“小巷總理”。在抗擊疫情的斗爭中,社區(qū)工作者們克服了人員不夠、資源不足、條件艱苦、防護措施不完善等各種困難,始終堅守著城市的第一道防線。疫情期間,武漢的社區(qū)全部實行網(wǎng)格化管理,網(wǎng)格員、下沉干部、志愿者、樓棟長等組成了一個個小組為社區(qū)居民服務(wù):電話組負責(zé)接聽居民熱線,為居民答疑解難;報表組跟蹤監(jiān)控居民健康情況,每日電話問詢;采購組則為居民買菜送藥等。隨著疫情聯(lián)防聯(lián)控工作的推進,全國有許多社區(qū)工作者、志愿者每天為居家隔離的居民送去生活必需品,隨訪健康狀況,為居民提供引導(dǎo)就醫(yī)、轉(zhuǎn)診、咨詢等服務(wù)。他們的無私奉獻,成為疫情防控中的動人風(fēng)景,不斷筑牢著疫情防控的“社區(qū)防線”。