2020-04-10 03:36:54 source: Zhejiang Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese
The number of COVID-19 cases has been rising in Italy. The epidemic prevention and control situation is grim in Sarzana and Ora, which are international friendship cities of Liandu District, Lishui. Both cities are subject to a great lack of medical materials and face masks.
To reinforce their protective measures, both Sarzana and Ora are in urgent need of medical and anti-epidemic materials like protective face masks. A few weeks ago, Cristina Ponzanelli, who is the mayor of Sarzana, entrusted Wang Lu and Chen Zhaoxia who are commissioners in charge of Chinese affairs, to seek support from four Chinese friendly cities, namely Liandu District of Lishui, Gaoyou of Jiangsu Province, Wenshang County of Shandong Province and Linhai District of Taizhou which have maintained favorable relationships with Sarzana.
After being informed about the situation, the government of Liandu District, Lishui immediately expressed sympathy for the government of Sarzana and Ora. Besides, they urgently collected 20,000 disposable medical masks and donated them to the two cities for their fight against COVID-19.
Due to the unceasing spread of the epidemic, many airlines suspended their flights. In addition, the domestic and foreign export standards and rules for anti-epidemic materials were constantly promulgated and updated. As a consequence, great challenges were posed to shipment. The Chinese team of Italy Nihao Group Limited volunteered to help arrange the shipment. With their help, the anti-epidemic materials from the government of Liandu District were delivered to the frontlines of Sarzana and Ora in time.
Roberto Valettini, Mayor of Ora and Chairman of the Cities Alliance of Lunigiana, said, “The friendships between Chinese and Italian people may be traced back to the Venice traveler Marco Polo. He is the one who has facilitated the everlasting friendship between China and Italian. I am so lucky to express the most earnest gratitude to all staff and citizens of Liandu District on behalf of Ora and the Cities Alliance of Lunigiana. You made selfless contributions when Italian people were in the most difficult times and brought us medical materials like masks in urgent need. The friendship between our cities appeared to be so valuable at this special moment. China is offering us help more than any other country.”
Recently, the anti-epidemic materials donated by Liandu District to Sarzana and Ora were timely distributed to local medical workers, police officers on duty, and staff of supermarkets, post offices and gas stations by local Red Cross, authorities of civil defense and volunteer associations. Some of them were distributed to local elderly residents and surrounding overseas Chinese who were in urgent need of masks.
据了解,近期意大利新冠肺炎感染人数持续攀升,丽水市莲都区国际友好城市萨尔扎纳市和奥拉市疫情防控形势严峻,医疗物资口罩严重短缺。
为了加强防护措施,意大利萨尔扎纳市和奥拉市急需防护口罩等医疗防疫设备。几周前,萨尔扎纳市市长克里斯蒂娜•庞扎内里(Cristina Ponzanelli)委托中国事务专员王璐、陈朝霞向中国友好城市丽水莲都区、江苏高邮市及有良好关系的山东汶上县、台州市临海区四个城市请求援助。
得知情况后,丽水市莲都区政府第一时间向意大利萨尔扎纳市和奥拉市政府发出慰问,并紧急筹集两万只医用一次性口罩分别驰援两市抗击疫情。
因为疫情不断蔓延,很多航空公司停航,加上国内和国外对防疫物资进出口标准和规定不断出台新的条例及发生新的变化,导致运输异常艰难。意大利你好集团中国区工作团队义务帮助联系和对接运输,让莲都区政府的防疫援助物资及时送达友城防疫一线。
奥拉市市长、卢尼加纳城市联盟主席Roberto Valettini先生:“中意人民之间的友谊可以追溯到威尼斯旅行家:马可波罗,是他为两国之间埋下了友谊的种子,生生不息。我有幸代表奥拉市以及卢尼加纳地区城市联盟向莲都区全体工作人员和市民表达我们最真挚的感谢,你们在意大利人民最需要帮助的时刻无私付出,送来了口罩等急需医疗物资。我们彼此两个城市的友谊在这个特殊的时刻重若千金,中国在此时给予我们的帮助超越了任何其他国家。”
近日,萨尔扎纳市、奥拉市将莲都区驰援的防疫物资通过当地红十字会、民防部门、志愿者协会等组织及时送到当地医务人员、警务执勤人员、超市、邮局、加油站等工作人员手中,并部分分发给了当地急需口罩的老年居民及周边的华人华侨手中。
(Executive Editor: Ye Ke)
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