COVID-19 has been spreading all over the world. The hero of the overseas anti-epidemic story of today is Ye Hanquan, whose Spanish name is Beatrice Ye Zhu. She was born in 1996 and her ancestral home is Wencheng.

Although she is still studying for a master's degree in medicine, she resolutely joined the fight against the epidemic and became a nurse in the intensive care unit (ICU) of COVID 19, a hospital in Spain.

"It's morning when I get home from work. I'm so tired that I don't want to wash and go to bed directly." "My chest is like being held tightly by a huge stone, but I still choose to stick to my medical position.”

Because I'm a nurse, I want to join the anti-epidemic team

My father is an earlier generation of immigrants and his hometown is Wencheng in Wenzhou. I was born in Spain in 1996, and I had a dream of being a medical worker when I was a child. Later, I studied nursing and participated in international exchanges, and went to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University to study acupuncture and massage.

During the winter vacation, I went back to Spain. Recently, the COVID-19 epidemic has spread all over Spain. Now I live in Madrid, which is the place with the most confirmed cases in Spain.

I am a nurse with experience in nursing practice in the ICU of a large hospital. I know what I have to do.

On March 11, the Carlos III Hospital in Madrid contacted me and offered a temporary employment contract to hire me as the medical staff for the reinforcement, but they did not provide me with more specific information about the contract and schedule, and there was no new information two days later.

With the number of patients growing exponentially, I temporarily decided to contact the hospital where I worked as an intern last summer: Severo Gioia Hospital, which is currently the third-largest hospital in Madrid to receive COVID-19 patients. Due to the urgent shortage of medical personnel, they immediately accepted my application and thanked me very much.

I accepted their decision to place me in the ICU ward because I had worked in this department and thought I was familiar with the equipment and workflow here. On the evening of March 14, they provided me with a work schedule, and I formally joined them.

In order to do a good job of protection, I stayed separately from my family and found a room outside by myself.

When I entered the ICU, I saw the patient's eyes filled with the desire to live

I have three shifts a week: from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., and from 10 p.m. to 8 p.m. the next day. The working hours are basically the same as those in ICU before, but the work intensity is much higher.

When I entered the ICU, I found that all the patients there were patients with COVID-19. Only later did I know that the Severo Gioia Hospital was almost full.

Most of the patients with COVID-19 have dyspnea, and most of them are injected with analgesics and vascular drugs to keep their blood pressure normal. In addition, we found that prone position can significantly improve breathing pattern. In other words, the change of posture requires the cooperation of two nurses, two caretakers, and one doctor, so the workload is very heavy.

In the ward, some patients are delirious due to long-term intubation and drug treatment. But I can still feel the desire for survival in the eyes of them. We have witnessed more departures and deaths here, but also because of the hope in their eyes, let us continue to build up confidence and strive to adhere to each other.

A lot of friends encouraged me, and some people put the foods in front of the window

Chinese groups all over Spain have donated masks, protective clothing, gloves, sterilized alcohol and goggles to Spanish committees, national police stations and hospitals. Our hospital has also received a unified material allocation, but at present, our medical staff's protective materials are still in short supply.

Therefore, the staff needs to wear masks throughout the shift. The staff in the morning and afternoon shift of my hospital need to wear masks for 7 hours, and the staff in the night shift need to wear masks for 10 hours.

Usually, in the intensive care unit, a nurse can take care of two patients. The nurse needs to get the patient's coefficients every hour, so she needs to enter the ward to check whether everything is normal. But now due to the lack of protective equipment, all nurses can only take care of all patients in the ward, that is, three nurses take care of six patients.

I used to be a big foodie. I like pasta and tapas. But I can't eat a bite these days.

Some friends know that I have a bad appetite and can make some delicious food. They will put it downstairs in advance and let me take it. Then they will wait in front of the window and greet me warmly after seeing me. At that time, I was really moved.

Finally, I want to talk about the Chinese people around me.

Earlier, many Spanish Chinese returned to China because of the Spring Festival. After they returned to Spain, many of them chose to isolate themselves for two weeks.

My parents went back to China for the Spring Festival with their families. When they went back to Madrid, my sister and I drove two cars to the airport to meet them with masks. On the way home, my sister and I took the first car while my parents drove the second.

When they get home, they immediately have 14 days of self-isolation, even if they don't believe they are actually exposed to the virus.

Just like my parents, many Chinese in Spain have chosen to isolate themselves out of duty.

At the same time, weeks before Spain announced a nationwide blockade to fight the COVID-19 epidemic, the Chinese had begun to voluntarily close stores and wear masks.

In order to protect themselves and to protect others better, the self-discipline of the Chinese people has also won respect.

新冠肺炎疫情蔓延全球，今天海外抗疫故事的主人公，名字叫叶涵荃，西班牙名 Beatrice Ye Zhu，1996年出生，祖籍文成。

她还是一名在读医学专业硕士，但毅然加入抗疫，成为西班牙一家医院新冠肺炎重症监护室(ICU)的一名护士。

“值完班，回到家已是天亮，累到不想洗漱，想粘床就睡。” “胸口就像被巨石紧紧压着，透不过气，不过我还是选择坚守。”

因为我是护士 我要加入抗疫小组

我父亲是较早一代的移民、老家在温州文成，1996年，我出生在西班牙，小的时候就有做医护人员的梦想。后来我求学的时候，学的是护理。我还参加国际交流，到浙江中医药大学针灸推拿专业研究生在读。

大学放寒假期间，我回到了西班牙。最近，新冠肺炎疫情已经在西班牙全境蔓延，我现在住的地方是首都马德里，这是西班牙确诊病例最多的地方。

我是名护士，而且有大型医院ICU病房护理的实习工作经历。我知道我必须做些什么。

3月11日，马德里的卡洛斯三世 (the Carlos III) 医院联系到我并提供了临时聘用合同，想聘用我为增援的医疗人员，不过他们没有给我提供更多关于合同和日程安排的具体信息，两天之后还没有新的信息。

随着患者人数呈指数型增长，我决定临时联系去年夏天实习工作过的医院：塞韦罗 奥乔亚医院。这家医院目前是马德里地区收治新冠肺炎第三多的医院。由于医疗卫生人员高度缺乏，他们马上接受了我的申请，并对我表示十分感谢。

他们将我安排在ICU病房，我接受了，因为我曾在这个部门工作过，也认为自己熟知这里的各种设备和工作流程。在3月14日晚上，他们给我提供了工作日程表，我便正式加入了他们。

为了做好防护，跟家里人分开住宿，自己一个人在外面找了房间。

进入ICU病房当护士 他们眼中都是生的希望

我一周有三种班次：从上午8点到下午3点、下午3点到晚上10点、晚上10点到第二天8点。工作时间基本上和以前在ICU工作时间差不多，但工作强度大了很多。

当我进入重症监护室时，我发现那里所有的病人都是新冠肺炎患者。其实后来才知道塞韦罗 奥乔亚医院的床位已基本全满。

新冠肺炎患者多数呼吸困难，需要插管，大多数病人都注射了镇痛剂以及血管类药物来保持血压正常。另外，我们发现俯卧可以显著提高呼吸模式。也就是说，姿势上的改变需要两位护士、两位护工以及一位医生的协作，所以工作量非常大。

在病房里，有些病人因为长时间接受插管，药物治疗，神智不清。但我还是能感受到病人们眼中透出的求生欲望。这里，我们见证了更多的生离死别，但也会因为他们眼中生的希望，让彼此继续鼓起信心、努力坚持。

很多小伙伴给我鼓励 有人把吃的放到窗前

遍布西班牙各地的华人群体已经向西班牙各个委员会、国家警察局和医院捐赠了许多口罩、防护服、手套、消毒酒精以及护目镜。我们医院有收到统一物资调配，但目前来说，我们医护人员的防护物资还是非常紧缺。

因此，工作人员需要在整个班次都佩戴口罩，我所在医院上午和下午班次的工作人员需要佩戴7小时，夜班工作人员需要佩戴10小时。

通常在重症监护室里，一个护士可以照顾两个病人。护士需要每个小时获取病人的各项系数，因此她需要进入房间检查一切是否正常。但是现在由于缺乏防护装备，所有的护士只能共同照顾病房中所有的病人，也就是3名护士共同照顾6名病人。

我本来是个大吃货，喜欢吃pasta、喜欢吃tapas。工作以来这几天，却一口也吃不下饭。

有些小伙伴，知道我胃口不好，还会做一些好入口的，他们会提前做好放在他们家楼下，让我去拿，然后等在窗户前，在看到我后和我热情的比心，那个时候，我确实很感动。

最后，我想说说身边的华人。

之前，许多西班牙华人因为春节回到中国，返回西班牙后，很多人选择自我隔离两个星期。

我父母曾回中国和亲属过春节。当他们回到马德里时，我和姐姐戴着口罩并开两辆车去机场接机。机场回家路上，我和姐姐坐第一辆车，而我父母开第二辆车。

他们回家马上就进行14天自我隔离，即使他们不相信自己真的接触到病毒。

像我父母一样，在西班牙有很多华人出于责任，他们选择自我隔离。

同时，在西班牙宣布为对抗新冠肺炎疫情而采取全境封锁前的数周，华人们就已经开始主动关闭商店、佩戴口罩了。

保护自己，同时也能更好地保护他人，华人的自律也赢得大家的尊重。

 （Executive Editor: Ye Ke)