COVID-19 has been a major test to China’s emergency response and disaster relief capabilities. Thanks to the effective measures adopted by the government,the achievements have been very encouraging. The WHO(World Health Organization)-China Joint Mission estimates that the truly all-of government and all-of-society approach that has been taken in China has averted or at least delayed hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 cases in the country. By extension,the reduction that has been achieved in the COVID-19 infection in China has also played a significant role in protecting the global community and creating a stronger first line of defense against international spread.
Reflecting on the “all of society” battle against the virus,people applauded the effective partnership between government,business enterprises and civil society in responding to COVID-19 in Wuhan,a city with over 10 million population and providing medical relief and everyday support across the entire province,which has been centrally orchestrated by the government to enable each party to bring into full play their own expertise.
To provide drinking water for medical workers at the frontline,The Coca-Cola Company(hereafter referred to as TCCC)activated “Clean Water 24”,a disaster relief drinking water mechanism on the first day after the Chinese New Year in Wuhan:One Foundation and their local partner YB Rescue first appraised the demand of drinking water in a number of hospitals before they dispatched trucks with volunteers to fetch the water from the warehouse of TCCC’s Wuhan Bottling Plant,where people on duty had put the water outside the factory premises,as previously agreed,to be picked up by volunteers and delivered to a safety zone outside the hospitals,with no human touch in the entire process. This operation ensures drinking water supply for medical workers without taking up any resources or bandwidth of the government.