Looking down the street, not a single person or car was in sight, only the occasional police car. This was a stark contrast to the once supremely prosperous and glamorous Shanghai. Everyone firmly believed that everything would be fine after four days.
New problems emerged in the residential compounds: many middle-aged and elderly residents had chronic conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes, etc., and didn't have enough medication stockpiled. They couldn't go to the hospital to get more, so they panicked! Initially, we called the sub-district office. They promised to coordinate with the hospitals to help everyone get their medication. Later, when we followed up, the sub-district said they were in a state of emergency and couldn't help with medication. They told us to tap into our collective resourcefulness and share whatever medicine we had at home. But this wasn't M&M's chocolate! Everyone grew even more panicked. Fortunately, with the help of 12345, we finally got the medication we needed. Thank you, thank you so much!