The recent outbreak of COVID-19 has affected teachers and students throughout the University, including international students. Earlier this month, MAHER, a 2017 PhD candidate of ZJU medical school from Syrian came to the Zijingang campus and handed over more than 4,300 masks to the teachers of the International College. Prior to this, he had donated five large boxes of masks to first-line medical staff.
After the epidemic broke out, he was very moved to see his mentor and doctors and friends immediately joined the fight against the virus. When he knew that masks became scarce medical supplies, he immediately contacted his parents and brothers in Australia and hoped that they could purchase and send medical surgical masks and protective masks to China. His family was very supportive of his idea. After several days of hard work, eight boxes of masks were delivered to China.
After receiving the masks, MAHER first donated them to several hospitals, including Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital of Zhejiang University, Zhejiang People's Hospital, and Ningbo Second Hospital. He hoped that the doctors in the hospitals could better participate in the battle against disease and save more people. The other part is sent to the International College.
"After studying at Zhejiang University, my two mentors, Cai Xiujun, president of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital and Mu Yiping, director of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, helped me a lot. The teachers from the International College were very nice to me,” MAHER said. “I am glad I can help a little bit. After the epidemic passes, I plan to go to the hospital in Wuhan for a sample test! ". During the hard time, his optimism and kindness cheered up the people around him.
MAHER is not the only international student who showed love to us. LYU Jae Min, a Master student from Korea also donated his scholarship to the University fund for the epidemic. As he said，many international students are supporting China in this battle through various ways.