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#Non-coronaviurs patients asking for help had more than110,000 posts with over 120 million views on Weibo in March.

were already numerous well-organ-
ized volunteer groups supporting
coronavirus patients, which means
efforts might be wasted if their work
overlaps each other,” says Hai Hai,
leader of the team.
The team, with over 50 members
so far, shifted their focus to bridge
the gap between non-coronavirus
patients, hospitals capable of provid-
ing corresponding treatment, and
logistics chains of medical supplies
to avoid overlapping work with
other volunteer groups. “Apart from
facilitating the flow of information
between those in need of help and
those offering help, we also closely
follow every case to ensure their
pressing needs are handled properly
and efficiently at each stage,” she ex-
plains.
The team collaborated with oth-
er volunteer groups to enhance effi-
ciency. They collected information
of patients with other diseases with
the help of a volunteer group named
Thunder Rescue. Another volunteer
group, NCP Life Support, provides

“
My voice is small,
but our voice is Hai Hai and her team gather information for non-COVID-19 patients and publish it
on Weibo.
loud contacts of doctors who are willing “My own voice is small, but our
to offer patients telemedicine sup- voice is loud,” wrote Hai Hai in her
port. work journal posted on Weibo on
”