The festive atmosphere of the 2020 Spring Festival was overshadowed by the 2019-nCoV virus.
At seven or eight o'clock in the evening, it felt like three or four in the morning. The city seemed to be muted: an empty city; deserted streets; quiet residential areas, everything seemed like a scene from a movie.
This Spring Festival was unusually quiet...
At first, the holiday brought a sense of long-awaited relaxation, but as the number of COVID-19 related cases rose, even those staying at home felt uneasy. The first thing they did every morning was check the news reports and the changing numbers.
In this era of rapid information development, the pandemic in real life, like a computer virus from the millennium, is spreading rapidly and wildly in everyone's operating system.
Unable to see relatives and friends, unable to attend events, unable to go to work, and unable to develop the economy.
The mundane everyday things that we used to take for granted have become incredibly precious.
The pandemic brought suffering to those infected, but it brought a sense of bewilderment and confusion to those who were not infected.
In short, everyone's computer crashed and their screen went black.
A war for the whole nation
This epidemic has involved almost everyone from all walks of life, all rushing to support Wuhan.
In order to defeat the epidemic, people have resorted to extraordinary measures:
As the pandemic has evolved to this point, it is no longer just a matter of one place or one city.
While some countries began to discriminate against Chinese and close their consulates, others immediately donated money and supplies and extended a helping hand to Wuhan.
These supplies from all corners of the world are like hope emerging from the cracks, wrapped in sunlight, shining on the unknown predicament, and nurturing a sense of warmth; with light in our hearts, blessings will eventually spring forth from our limbs and bones.
This sunshine will eventually dispel the gloom.
Hero? Responsibility?
Those frontline workers, facing shortages of supplies, a large number of patients, and widespread anxiety, were on the verge of collapse, yet they had to keep pushing forward because of the responsibilities on their shoulders.
In the life-and-death stories of fighting against the Wuhan pneumonia, we have witnessed too much fear and despair in the hospital, and we have come to understand the heavy weight behind the white coats. They used their flesh and blood to build the strongest front line during the epidemic, and that warm power is the spiritual pillar that inspires people to bravely fight the virus.
What can designers do?
While medical staff were fighting the epidemic, VirusHunter (VH), a medical testing product designed by Yichen, was also urgently put into use on the front lines of medical care.
Despite its small size, it greatly reduces the time required to test suspected patients, thus reducing the risk of further spread of the virus.
It's worth mentioning that VH's chip replaces manual operation in traditional reagents, and all nucleic acid analysis is completed inside the chip. Samples can be tested without a specific laboratory environment, making it much simpler and more convenient.
On-site testing, quick results
The biggest advantage of this testing kit is that it can produce results within 30 minutes and can detect patients in the incubation period, which undoubtedly provides great help in controlling the development of the epidemic.
Moreover, given the severe shortage of manpower, anyone can learn to operate the testing equipment. This solves the problem that traditional testing requires professional personnel and specialized testing facilities.
Yes, designers are also playing their part.
Moreover, one call and a hundred responses;
The "Spring Rain Campaign," jointly launched by a number of design companies including Yichen, has recently gone viral in the design community.
Even influential blogger Luo Yonghao reposted it.
Many hands make light work, and many small efforts can build a great structure. Although the pandemic is urgent, people's hearts are united and warm. Everyone is doing their part to bring warmth to others, and Yichen, as a long-established industrial design company in Guangdong, is also using its capabilities to give back to these people and continue this warmth.
Love and hope
While some individuals have been engaging in despicable price gouging on masks and protective suits, a much larger group of people are working tirelessly, regardless of cost, to produce the masks urgently needed nationwide. Factory workers have voluntarily given up their holidays, working non-stop to supply the entire country. Major corporations have donated supplies and funds, demonstrating unity and solidarity in overcoming this difficult time.
From children to the elderly, people are donating money and supplies, doing their utmost to help Wuhan recover quickly. Just as the latest promotional video for Wuhan says: Love and hope always spread faster than the virus.
You see, China has never had any superheroes.
All that exists is the warmth and light of every individual on this ancient land.
"This year may seem quiet and deserted, but everyone's hearts are together."
One day, when the pandemic finally ends, we can take off our masks, let the sunshine into our hearts, and be close to our loved ones. We might suddenly remember everything that happened on a street corner: the pain, the fear, the courage, the dedication, and the感动 (moving moments)!