A pair of little brothers and sisters in Yunnan, China, had no choice but to use plastic bags as raincoats because they could not afford umbrellas. (Picture / Retrieved from Weibo)
The new crown epidemic is raging, and many countries have gradually opened up to coexist with the virus, but China still adheres to a strict “zero policy”. Many schools require students to undergo nucleic acid testing before school starts. There is a pair of little brothers and sisters in Honghe County, Yunnan Province. Because they could not afford umbrellas, they had to wear plastic bags and walk to the school in the rain. They walked 20 kilometers back and forth. The exposure of the picture made netizens feel Nasal soreness.
According to the “Sohu News” report, the incident happened on the 15th of this month. The 8-year-old boy was wearing a plastic bag as a raincoat and took his 7-year-old sister to school for a nucleic acid test. The teacher surnamed Pu revealed that students need to do nucleic acid before school starts. Since my sister’s school is far away, my brother will bring it together to do nucleic acid. The two children have financial difficulties at home, so there is no umbrella, which makes people feel particularly sad.
After the news was exposed, netizens left messages one after another, “There are too many situations like this, and I feel uncomfortable every time I see them”, “The conditions are really hard!”, “When will there be no such poor people”, “I feel good Sad”, “I hope they are healthy”, “I feel sorry for the good children”.
Many people recalled how poor they were when they were young. “When I was his age, my family was too poor to buy an umbrella. When I went to school, I carried a fertilizer bag.” It’s good to wear it as a hat.”, “I also used this as a raincoat when I was a child, come on.”
In addition, many netizens took the initiative to provide assistance, “I want to send them an umbrella”, “I can buy them umbrellas and stationery, give me an address”, “I beg someone who is able to help them” , “Do you have contact information? Give a channel for donations, can you have the contact information of the school?”