①Maimaiti Ailijiang Abuduaini, 22, received a gift on his birthday recently. He was honored(被授予荣耀) as the Chinese College Student of the Year 2020. Normally, only 10 students receive the honor each year, but for 2020, the number was doubled.
②Maimaiti who comes from Xinjiang, China, studies in a college in Wuhan, Hubei Province. In January, 2020, instead of returning home, he decided to stay in Wuhan. "I learned from the news about COVID-19 that Wuhan needed volunteers, so I decided to do something," he said.
③For more than 80 days, he helped to carry food and medical things to hospitals and other places in Wuhan. "I know there are volunteers like us protecting my hometown and my family. So we are protecting our country in different places," he said.
④Maimaiti also volunteered to help test the nations first COVID-19 vaccine(疫苗). "Something had to be done," he wrote on his WeChat. His courage and kindness got the support of his family. "Kid, hust go ahead. Although we are worried, we fully understand the importance of what you are doing. Your mother and I ▲ ." Maimaiti's father said.
⑤ Then Maimaiti went to the hospital to get a blood test after two weeks of observation(观察). Everything was normal. He said that it was the most relaxing day in three months for him.
