What do you think about the teachers and students of Dalian Ocean University braving the snow to transport epidemic prevention materials?

On January 6, heavy snow fell in Dalian. A photo of epidemic prevention personnel pushing supplies in heavy snow has gone viral on the Internet, and netizens called it a "moving sculpture" in the snow. This afternoon (January 7), Dalian Ocean University responded through the school’s official WeChat public account that the protagonists in the photo are teacher and student volunteers of the school, 11 of whom are students.

In the photo posted online, a person wearing protective clothing rides a cargo tricycle with cardboard boxes piled in the compartment and deep snow surrounding it. There are also more than a dozen people wearing white protective gear. The personnel in protective clothing pushed the cart hard and trudged forward in the snow.

This afternoon, Dalian Ocean University confirmed that the protagonists in the photo are teacher and student volunteers of the school. This is their 16th day of fighting on the front line of the school's epidemic prevention. According to reports, it snowed heavily all day in Dalian on January 6. The bad weather caused great difficulties for volunteers to transport epidemic prevention supplies and prepare meals.

(Volunteers carrying supplies in the snow)

“Due to the slippery roads in the snow, it is almost impossible to walk three steps back and two steps back. The steep slope below the student apartment is even more difficult to walk.” According to the school According to the introduction, at that time, the volunteers borrowed a tricycle for transporting goods from the canteen staff. They worked together to push the tricycle up the slope. Some students slipped while pushing and climbed up before pushing. This scene happened to be photographed by Ji Yang, a student from the School of Navigation and Ship Engineering upstairs in the student apartment and posted online.

According to reports, 11 of these volunteers are student volunteers, members of the "Youth Anti-epidemic Commando Team" of Dalian Ocean University, with an average age of only 19 years old. They get up on time at 5:30 every day to do volunteer services and deliver 12,219 meals to 5,109 teachers and students in the apartment. Over the past ten days, they have transported more than 10 tons of supplies. WeChat exercise records show that they walk more than 20,000 steps every day.

(Student volunteers are resting)

On December 22, 2020, after testing and confirmation by the Dalian Municipal Disease Control and Prevention Department, a student at Dalian Ocean University was diagnosed with asymptomatic infection of new coronary pneumonia. who. After the outbreak, the school launched an emergency plan, closed the campus, and conducted nucleic acid tests on all employees. At the same time, 17 young people from the School of Navigation and Ship Engineering spontaneously formed a "Youth Anti-epidemic Commando Team" to cooperate with logistics support work. According to Dalian Ocean University, the parents of these students also expressed their affirmation and support for their children through the Internet.