On New Year's Eve, Mr. Zhang Shenglin received a text message suggesting to work at Wuhan Federation Hospital, where many patients were infected with corona virus.

The message was sent from the Wansongjie residential quarter, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, where Mr. Zhang is managing a rehabilitation center. The neighborhood is short of manpower to cope with the new strain of coronary pneumonia (nCoV) pneumonia and asked Mr. Zhang to assist at the front line against the epidemic.

He agreed and was sent to the Wuhan Republic of Wuhan Hospital clinic to receive patients with fever, the most dangerous place in the city right now.

Currently Mr. Zhang is a receptionist at the clinic, assisting people with the procedures The clinic is always crowded with people queuing up for medical examinations and tests.

"When it's overcrowded, some people get frustrated and tired. Others want to squeeze in," he said.

At that time, he talked to help calm them down. Zhang is considered the "gatekeeper" of the community. He must report to the neighborhood committee if any cases have been confirmed to be infected with nCoV. The committee will search hospitals to find beds for patients.

Zhang must also document all those who come to the clinic whether they are suspected or confirmed cases. His records include details of people who are required to isolate themselves and those who need to be transferred to hospitals for people infected with nCoV.

During the first two days at the clinic, Zhang did not eat lunch. One day, he gave his box of instant noodles to a patient who fainted from hunger. He receives about 40 people a day and often has to use pain relievers because he talks too much.

Elderly people waiting for tests are encouraged by Mr. Zhang to stay home. He will call them when it's his turn. "I've been working for the neighborhood for nearly 24 years and almost everyone in the community knows me," he said.

However, the examiner did not always recognize Zhang because he had to wear protective gear and two masks. So, he wrote the name of Wansongjie Area in Chinese on his protective gear for people to recognize. No matter where people came from, he always patiently answered their questions.

Starting from Wuhan City in early December last year, the nCoV pneumonia epidemic has spread to 31 provinces in China and 26 countries and territories around the globe, killing 910 people and over 40,500 people infected. , mostly in Wuhan.

"I'm really afraid of being infected with viruses," he said, but said he was too busy to take a break. "Because I don't know when people come for medical advice or when the test results are available, I always have to wait at the door of the clinic."

What he cares about most is his protective suit. "Now we are running out of medical equipment," he said.

If the disease did not break out, he is now with his parents who are over 80 years old. Luckily, before supporting at the clinic, he stored enough food for them.

"I just hope that the epidemic will be over soon and I can go home to take care of my parents," said Zhang, who lives alone at the office.