The community workers unload buckets of disinfectant from a truck on Jan 28. YUAN ZHENG/FOR CHINA DAILY
Zheng Qingxia, the residential committee director of the Tianmendun community, said: "All the community workers are very tired. At the most stressful times, some young female workers even huddled together and cried. They have parents and children, but now they have to separate themselves from their families."
On Zheng's desk, there are several boxes of instant noodles for the community staff. Her husband has also volunteered to drive medical staff and residents in the community.