Since the outbreak of pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus in China, the overseas communication officers of Hainan International Media Center living in Hainan and abroad are concerned about it and have been contributing to the worldwide epidemic prevention work in different ways.

“We must do what we can do and what we should do!”

"Please line up to get our masks in an orderly manner,"said the volunteer. On the early morning of January 26, many residents in Haikou came to the Chimac restaurant and pub in Guomao ran by David Chon (USA), who is also one of the Overseas Communication Officers of Hainan International Media Center, to line up and collect free masks. Organized by David and other volunteers, each resident can get 2 masks, and a total of 6,000 free masks were handed out quickly.
According to David, the slogan motto of this campaign is “Wuhan is Us”, which encourages everyone to participate in the epidemic prevention work.
“Not only do we need to distribute the masks for free, we also need to teach everyone how to use masks correctly,” David said that 6,000 masks were purchased by himself and one of his friends who lived in Hainan. The volunteers who participated in the event included foreign friends and Chinese students.
“We must do something we can do and we should do, we can win this battle,” David said proudly.

In Guomao area, a foreigner collects free masks at Chimac restaurant and pub.

 Volunteers in Guomao area

"We want to show what efforts China has made to combat the epidemic."

"I want the world to know that China is really working hard to fight against the epidemic," said Liu Ping'an (Indonesia), one of the overseas communication officers of Hainan International Media Center (HIMC). He said that he follows the news reports of the HIMC on epidemic prevention and control every day, and he also reposts these reports on overseas social media platforms.
"What I can do is let everyone know what China has done, what Hainan has done, what effects of the epidemic prevention work has achieved, what kind of help China needs, and I also want to let you know those warm stories happened during the epidemic,"said the volunteer.
Since the outbreak of pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus, Liu Pingan (Indonesia), Aquileo Celo Navarro (the Philippines), David Chon (the United States) and other overseas communication officers have reposted 25 pieces of news reported by Hainan International Media Center on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and other overseas social media platforms. As of now, these posts have gained 450,000 views.

Overseas Communication Officers repost the video reports produced by HIMC on overseas social media platform.

Overseas Communication Officers repost the video reports produced by HIMC on overseas social media platform.

Overseas Communication Officers repost the video reports produced by HIMC on overseas social media platform.

Overseas Communication Officers repost the video reports produced by HIMC on overseas social media platform.

“When the motherland is in need, we will help her out without any hesitations.”

At the same time, since the outbreak of pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus, many overseas Hainanese offered their help urgently, and batches of emergent medical supplies have been continuously sent to Hainan.

Cai Shuangfei, the chairman of Hainan General Chamber of Commerce in Australia, and also the overseas communication officer of Hainan International Communication Center, ordered 70,000 high-protection masks and sent to Hainan.

The overseas Hainanese in Japan also tried their best to purchase various medical supplies such as masks and sent them back to Hainan. Fu Mingchao, chairman of Japan's Hainan Chamber of Commerce and also the overseas communication officer of Hainan International Communication Center, said: “When the motherland is in need, we will help her out without any hesitations!”