VIGILANT VOLUNTEERS HELP COMBAT VIRUS

Workers play crucial role in battle against pandemic on border with Myanmar

On a cool morning last month, Ai Zai, who grows corn and bananas in a village in Yunnan province on the Chinese border with Myanmar, hopped on a tricycle and started a two-hour journey to spray disinfectant in the area.

As a member of a volunteer team formed in Guangnong, Ruili, in July to help contain the spread of COVID-19, he performs a range of tasks, from patrolling and guarding the village gate, to maintaining order at vaccination and nucleic acid testing sites.

Zhang Jing, an official in Jiexiang township, which administers Guangnong, said, "Many villages in Ruili have mobilized local residents such as Ai to help combat the virus."