ZJU Alumni in the battle against NCP
Pinduoduo
On January 29, Zhejiang University set up the Zhejiang University Fund for Prevention and Control of Viral Infectious Diseases in conjunction with Shanghai Xunmeng Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Pinduoduo), which was founded by HUANG Zheng (a member of the Class of ’01 in computer sciences at Zhejiang University), with a scale of 100 million yuan. This fund is earmarked for the prevention and treatment of viral infections and respiratory infectious diseases, particularly for the support and scientific research of the new coronavirus epidemic, including the allocation of medical materials to hospitals in areas plagued by this severe epidemic, the awards to medical personnel who have made outstanding contributions, and research into the prevention and control of viral infections and critical illnesses.
On January 31, Zhejiang University joined hands with Pinduoduo to set up a special fund for emergency research programs regarding major scientific questions about the 2019-nCoV epidemic, including epidemiological big data, prevention approaches, psychological intervention for patients, key pathogenic mechanisms, diagnostic and testing technology, clinical prevention and treatment as well as pharmaceutical R&D. On February 1, the Department of Science and Technology in the Ministry of Education issued a relevant notice to colleges and universities across the country on its official website.
Recently, 10 million yuan was used to support different educational locations along the Zhejiang University Westward Movement, “pairing-assistance” areas and Zhoushan City in their battle against the epidemic.
Hikvision
On knowing that Hubei was in dire need of infrared thermometers, Hikvision, chaired by CHEN Zongnian (a member of the Class of ’06 in management at Zhejiang University), allocated 40 thermometers to support Wuhan on January 23. In a mere five days, approximately 1,000 sets of devices for video acquisition and analysis and infrared temperature measurement were installed in Wuhan No. 7 Hospital to assist in high-precision temperature screening, thereby building the first defense line in the fight against the epidemic. On January 31, Hikvision also donated 350,000 masks.
Hikvision and Central China Television (CCTV) co-launched a smash-hit Slow TV broadcasting program—The Forefront of the Battle Against the Epidemic. The construction progress of Huoshenshan Hospital and Leishenshan Hospital was on air for netizens.
Meanwhile, Hikvision also provided 10,000 free open classes for primary and middle schools.
Dahua Technology
On January 25, Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co. Ltd., chaired by FU Liquan (an EMBA student in 2005 at Zhejiang University), donated 5 million yuan in cash and 5 million yuan worth of scarce supplies to Wuhan Charity Federation. Meanwhile, it set up a special emergency team and proposed a thermal imaging solution to measure body temperatures, which lent vigorous support to more accurate temperature measurement in major locations, such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, ferryboat ports, hospitals, schools, enterprises and stores.
Kuka Home
On January 28, Kuka Home, chaired by GU Jiangsheng (a member of the Class of ’97 in physical education at Zhejiang University) donated 1 million yuan to Huanggang City, Hubei Province. On February 1, it donated 500,000 yuan to Tiantai Red Cross in Zhejiang Province. On February 3, it donated 300,000 yuan and 200,000 yuan to Shenzhou City in Hebei Province and Jiaxing City in Zhejiang Province respectively.
Kuka Home also collected medical supplies spontaneously. On January 30, it purchased 1 million pairs of medical gloves to Huanggang City, Hubei Province. Meanwhile, it is also preparing the delivery of masks, goggles and protective clothing made in Germany.
On the evening of February 3, Kuka Home announced that as of February 10, 2020, the headquarters would cover the domestic expenditures for mainline logistics freight for dealers from factories to warehouses throughout the year.