Donations

Earlier this month, a series of photos made waves online. They were taken after people from a village in Henan province donated 50 metric tons of green Chinese onions to epidemic-stricken areas. Despite the residents' low incomes, more than 300 of them helped to harvest the onions and donate them to Hubei.

Similarly, people from a mountain village in Yunnan province donated 22 tons of bananas to Wuhan, with hundreds of residents transporting the fruit down the mountain on motorcycles. Moreover, many truck drivers have supported Hubei by delivering necessities such as food from other areas to places hit by the epidemic.

Doctors, nurses, teachers, sanitation workers, farmers, truck drivers and construction workers: Those groups and others have all made concerted efforts to support the people of Hubei. By Feb 1, the province had received donations of about 7 billion yuan ($1 billion), according to the local government.

As of Feb 7, central government departments, along with other provinces and cities, had provided more than 10 million items of medical equipment for Hubei, while private individuals from all walks of life had donated more than 10 million pieces of protective medical equipment to help the province in its fight against the virus.