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　　 --FrenchdoctorPhilippeKleinraisedhisglassforaChineseNewYearstoastduringareuniondinnerwithhisfamily,ItalianprofessorSaraPlattoandhersonMatteo,IsraelibloggerandentrepreneurRazGalor,andtheirfriendsinWuhan.--ThehomesofWuhanresidentsareonceagainfilledwiththeshufflingnoisesofmahjongtiles,bellylaughsandthetantalizingfragranceofhome-cookeddishesandlocaldelicacies.--HavinggonethroughsomuchduringthepeakofthebattleagainstCOVID-19,Wuhanpeopleroseto,andwhataretheirChineseNewYearwishesWUHAN,(Xinhua)--FrenchdoctorPhilippeKleinhasworkedincentralChinasWuhanforsevenyears,,butnoweverythinghaschanged."Maybebecauseofthepandemic,nowIhavemoreandmoresolidaritywithWuhanpeople,"stoastduringareuniondinnerwithhisfamily,ItalianprofessorSaraPlattoandhersonMatteo,IsraelibloggerandentrepreneurRazGalor,ssix-day"adventure"aroftheOx,theexpatsgotthech,Plattoandherson,KleindrovetothesupermarketclosetohishometopickupabottleofwineandwasaccompaniedbyWuhanlocalZhongWeiwei,aconstructionworkerwhohelpedbuildLeishenshanHospital,g,discountedgood,ncertainty,thefearandthepainfrombeingseparatedfromhisfamilywhoflewbacktoFrance."smydutytohelppeoplehere,"sepidemic,Kleinreceivedapermitwhichenabledhimtomovefreelyinthecitytotreatpatientsattheirhomes.",",hedecidedtojointheworkforcewhichwasresponsibleforbuildingthetwomakeshifthospitalsforCOVID-19patients."LastNewYearsEve,allIdidwasslurpabowlofinstantnoodlesandhurrybacktowork."Zhongalsowentontoexplainhowhesleptfornomorethanthreehoursanightforweeksonend."Thefeelingthatourcountrywasindangerandthemutualgoalanddeterminationeveryonehadtobuildthehospitalfueledandencouragedme."Morethan40,000constructionworkersacrossthecountrylikeZhongcompletedthejobofbuildingtwohospitalsintwoweeks,providing2,600bedsforsevereandcriticalCOVID-19patients."Zhongistherealheroofthisadventure,"saidKlein."Itwasreallyimportanttobringsuchahospitalinthispandemic,,",WuhanhasnotreportednewlocallytransmittedCOVID-19confirmedcasessinceMay18,,thehomesofWuhanresidentsareonceagainfilledwiththeshufflingnoisesofmahjongtiles,bellylaughsastyearsChineseNewYear,,hewasbusygatheri:"tomakeaudiencesmoreawareofthescientificsituationratherthanaculturalsituationwherepeopleareblamingothersandbeingdiscriminatory.""Weneedmorepositivityandlesshateandblaming,",LiJing,anillustratorinWuhan,wasoneofthelocalswhocontractedthevirusandwasadmittedtoatemporaryhospital."Iwastransferredtoamakeshifthospital,,,itwasreallygreat,",,shebegantodrawcutepicturesofdoctorsandpatientsgoingabouttheirdailyroutinesandpublishedherartworkonvarioussocialmediaplatforms,whichwasmetwithapositiveresponse."Herartisticskillsareamazing,butwhatimpressedmemoreisherpureoptimisminthefaceofdanger,"Galorsaid."Shewasunderalotofuncertaintyinthepeakofthepandemic,anddespiteallofthis,shemanagedtofindabeamoflightinherselftomakethesituationabitmorepositive,",anItalianprofessoratJianghanUniversity,lastyearsSpringFestivalwasalsooneshewillneverforget.",itwasMatteosbirthday,"hometoonline--poten,Plattoreliedheavilyondeliverymenforherdailynecessitiesandgroceries."Whilewestayedsafeathome,deliverymenwereriskingtheirlivese,",Plattowouldneverhaveimaginedthatoneyearlater,shewouldbeshoppingforclothesandgrocerieswithoneoftheseheroes,nowhernewfriend,,Peng,a30-year-olddeliveryman,volunteeredtobringmealsanddailyessentialstohospitalsacrossWuhan,,,Chinesepeoplehavesengerstravelinginandoutoftheairporthasdroppedbymorethan60percentcomparedwiththesameperiodin2019."IthinkChinesepeoplesabilitytosacrificetheirowngoodforothersisquiteobvious,notjustinWuhan,andevennowpeoplesacrificethemselvesbynotgoinghome,whichissomethingthattheywantsomuch,"nstCOVID-19,Wuhanpeopleroseto,andwhataretheirChineseNewYearwishesAstheepidemicwaned,Liquitherjobasanillustratorandbecameafull-timeartist."TherewasamomentwhenIwasinthemakeshifthospital,whereIsuddenlyfeltreborn,"saidLi."IthenrealizedthatIhavesomanymessagesIwanttocommunicateandsoIhopeIcanspendmoretimecreatingartthatwillbringasmileandstrengthtoothers,",whoarebothself-professedworkaholics,wouldliketospendmoretimewiththeirlovedones."IrealizedhowlittletimeIvespentwithmyfamilyandIwishtohavemoretimewiththeminthenewyear,"sisandtheynowfullyembracethecitytheycalltheirsecondhome.",thelockdown,,myfriend[Wuhan]becamefamily,slikefamily,",theprofessorpublishedabooktitled"Buongiorno,Wuhan"tosharehersonsexperienceduringtheepidemicasawaytointroducethecitytoherreaders."IreallywouldlikepeopleoutsideofChinatoreallyseewhatWuhanis,notrelatingWuhantothevirus,buttoappreciatethecityforwhatitreallyis,"ssentiments."IhopethathumanbeingswontrememberWuhanasthecityofthevirus,butthecitywhofoughtthevirusandwonagainsttheviruswithsolidarity,courageandintelligence,"hesaid.。