On March 23 of Italian time, Zeng bufeng, president of the Federation of Overseas Chinese and Chinese Youth in Italy, received a special handwritten thank-you letter from Carmine Esposito, governor of the Rome provincial police that read "Thank you very much for the 3,500 masks you donated! We will give them to the patrolling policemen as soon as possible. They are in great need of the masks."

Zeng Bufeng said that a few days ago, he received an email requesting support from the local police station in Rome. Because of the shortage of epidemic prevention materials, they decided to seek help from the local overseas Chinese. After reading the mail, Zeng Bufeng made a quick decision and began to collect masks with the local overseas Chinese. With the help of Zhang Guoquan, vice chairman of the Ouhai district Overseas Chinese Federation, they finally collected enough masks and donated 3,500 and 1,000 masks to the Roman police station and the National Police Association respectively on the morning of March 23.

"We haven't heard any information about overseas Chinese infected with COVID-19 in Roma yet,” said Zeng Bufeng. The panic at the early stage of the accelerated spread of the epidemic in Italy has gone, and the mood of the overseas Chinese in Italy has gradually stabilized. Everyone has taken effective protective measures and their businesses have all been paused long before the Italian government decided to close the cities. All of them are self-quarantined at home.

On March 10, Zhejiang Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine donated 10,000 copies of preventive traditional Chinese medicine granules to the Italian Overseas Chinese Youth Association. Zeng Bufeng said that these granules had arrived in Rome, Italy, a few days ago and that the federation organized on-site collection and distribution in the warehouse district of Rome. The federation delivered the materials to the local overseas Chinese for whom the on-site collection was not convenient in a timely manner.

At the time when the epidemic keeps breaking out in multiple regions in the world, overseas Chinese all over the world are active in the fight against the disease by donating materials, sharing experience and appealing for solidarity. They are working with the local people to fight against the disease and making a contribution to the safety of the whole world.

意大利时间3月23日，意大利华侨华人青年总会会长曾步锋收到了一封特别的感谢信，这封信来自罗马省警察总督Carmine Esposito （省总局局长）亲笔手写：非常感谢你们捐赠的3500个口罩！我们将第一时间分发给在一线巡逻的警察，他们太需要了！

曾步锋说，前几天，他在邮箱收到了一封请求支援的邮件，落款单位是罗马当地的警察分局。因为防疫物资紧缺，所以他们尝试向当地的侨胞发出救援信息。看完邮件后，曾步锋当机立断，和当地侨胞开始筹集口罩，在瓯海区侨联副主席张国权的帮助下，他们最终凑齐了口罩。在3月23日上午，向当地警局赠送了口罩3500个，赠送国家警察协会口罩1000个。

“在罗马，还没有听到有侨胞感染新冠肺炎的信息”，曾步锋介绍，比起疫情在意大利加速蔓延初期的恐慌，这段时间意大利侨胞的情绪也逐渐平稳，大家防护措施也做得比较好，早在意大利封城之前就停止了营业，自动居家隔离。

3月10日，浙江省中医药学会向意大利华侨华人青年会捐赠预防性中药颗粒剂1万份。曾步锋介绍，这批药日前已经到了意大利罗马，他们社团在第一时间在罗马仓库区组织了现场领取派发活动，对不方便现场领取的侨胞，他们还采取线上登记后邮寄和专门派送的方法把抗疫物资第一时间送给需要的侨胞。

当前，新冠肺炎疫情在全球多点暴发。在各国抗击疫情的战场上，活跃着华侨华人的身影。捐赠物资、分享经验、呼吁团结……他们与当地民众携手战“疫”，书写着人间大爱。

（Executive Editor: Ye Ke)