Yu Qi, a senior Japanese language student at Jilin University's College of Foreign Languages, shares an intimate glimpse of campus life during Changchun City's COVID-19 lockdown. The northeastern Chinese metropolis paused all regular activity on March 12 as infections surged, confining students like Yu to dormitories indefinitely.
Through her vlog entries, the 22-year-old documents her dual role as both a confined student and volunteer worker. She spends her days coordinating deliveries of meals, drinking water, and essential supplies to hundreds of quarantined peers, emphasizing collective responsibility. \"Even masks couldn't hide the gratitude in people's eyes,\" she says in one entry.
Her footage reveals improvised study corners in dorm rooms, virtual classroom setups, and students practicing calligraphy to relieve stress. Nighttime scenes show volunteers disinfecting corridors under harsh fluorescent lights – a testament to around-the-clock health protocols.
\"This will be our shared memory of resilience,\" Yu writes in her latest post, urging followers to \"keep hearts warm\" until normalcy returns. The university has recorded zero COVID-19 transmissions since implementing strict containment measures.
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Jilin University Students: My daily life under COVID-19 lockdown
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