Yi Songshan, a locksmith in Wuhan, Hubei Province, has touched hearts online after rescuing more than 100 cats left home alone in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Locksmith Feeds Left-behind Cats
Yi Songshan, a locksmith in Wuhan, Hubei Province, has touched hearts online after rescuing more than 100 cats left home alone in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Due to the city’s lockdown measures, many could not return home and sought Yi to unlock their doors to feed their starving cats. Yi told the Xinhua News Agency that while he’s not a cat person, he respects all life. Netizens said that Yi’s message was meaningful during the pandemic, which has killed hundreds of thousands of people worldwide.
Sturgeon Guardian of the Yangtze
Yan Yucheng, a 27-year-old wildlife conservation officer in Changshu, Jiangsu Province, has won friends online for his work protecting seven Chinese sturgeons, a species on the verge of extinction. According to local media, last year authorities moved seven of the 20 known remaining Chinese sturgeons in the Yangtze River to a protection base that Yan manages. To better care for them, Yan has done extensive research and permanently moved into the base. Yan said he hoped that one day Chinese sturgeons could make a comeback in their native habitat.
Heart Attack Skeptic Checks Web
Getting a second opinion isn’t always the wisest idea. This was the lesson hopefully learned by a 28-year-old man surnamed Chen in Huai’an, Jiangsu Province. After a heavy drinking session, Chen was sent to hospital for chest pains and difficulty breathing. The attending physician told Chen he was having a major heart attack, but to his shock, Chen insisted on first checking his symptoms online to make sure. Despite his doctor pressing to begin emergency surgery, Chen reportedly spent 90 minutes searching medical websites before finally giving in when tests showed his heart cells were dying.
Kissing Contests During Coronavirus
A furniture factory in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province drew ire online for holding a “kissing contest” on the first day of resumed production following the coronavirus lockdowns. The organizer reassured media that contestants were separated with a pane of sterilized glass and the light-hearted event intended to celebrate their return to work. Most netizens disagreed and worried that it would encourage lax attitudes toward pandemic controls.