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HOLDING DOWN THE FORT

Two bags of brochures, disposable gloves, masks and pens were what Zhang Yingxia and two volunteers were equipped with as they began their daily work in Xingshengxiang Community in Xining, Qinghai Province, northwest China, on February 13.

As a worker at the community service center for 12 years, Zhang

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