The outbreak of COVID-19has affected thousands of households. Thefaculty, students and alumnusofSJIC haveactivelyparticipated in the fight against COVID-19，showing theirsense of responsibility and their contributions.

As soon as they got the news thatthe major hospitals in Wuhanwereinurgentneedofmedical supplies,faculty, studentsand alumnus volunteeredto join forces in supporting the fight. On the evening of January 24,organized and supported byseveralmastergraduates, Hongshulin andon-the-job masters, the call for donations spread widely on WeChat, andquickly received positive responses from the postgraduate group, alumnusat all levels, and caring people from all walks of life in the society.Within 2 days, 214 donations totaling RMB 46,889.17 were raised. On the afternoon of the 26th, the donation wassuccessfully givento Tongji Medical College ofHUSTwith the help ofgraduates working forUnion Hospital. Thischaritable donations, which representedthe love of people from all walks of life, weredonated to the frontline medical units in the spirit of "guarding lives andbattling COVID-19together".

Zou Jingyi, the 2018 undergraduate,organized students and caring people from all over the world totake partin the medical supplies fundraising activity forUnion Hospital of Tongji Medical College ofHUST.Zou Jingyibegan preparations on January 24. Then shecomparedthe requirements of various hospitals for medical suppliesagain and again, contacted Xiehe Hospital, searched on platformslikeTaobao and 1688. Finallyshefound that only goggles could meet the standard.Thereafter she first contacted the personwhoin charge of social fundraising of Xiehe and askedtheir needs andstandards. After confirming the information, Zou Jingyi established a QQ groupwherestudents and caring people from all over the world made donations. Eventuallytheyraiseda total of 31026.39 yuan, of which 24,000 yuan was spent on the purchase of goggles, and the balance was donated to the Beijing Alumni Association ofHUST. Zou Jingyi said half-jokingly, "The group of friends are very enthusiastic and believe me, and they let me arrange it to 3 a.m. on the first day of the New Year amid the sound of firecrackers..." At present, the materials that Zou Jingyiraisedand purchasedhavealreadyarrived in Wuhan and put into use. 

Changcheng, a 2019 undergraduate, helped the Wuhan peer international student volunteer team deliver supplies three times before and after. After the outbreak ofCOVID-19, overseas students organized a volunteer group to purchase materials overseas and then sent them back to China. Changcheng, who lives in Wuhan,wasresponsible for receiving the materials they sent, and then sending them to the distribution point on Wuhan Jiefang Avenue, mainly supporting Wuhan Children's Hospital, Wuhan No. 6 Hospital and No. 8 Hospital. "I think as a young man, when the hospital is in urgent need of social help, he should step forward." With the help and support of his mother and friends, Chang Cheng successfully completed manydeliverytasks. He said, "Wuhan is my home, andnowmy home is sick. What she needs isallof us to work together to tide over the difficulties, lenda hand andmakeit."

In addition to organizing and participating in material donations, more studentshavegivenfull play to their professional advantages, exertedtheir strength innews reporting, andstucktonewscommunication.In this invisible battle, we can witnesspeoplerefute rumors, pass positive energy and inspire others. For example, some graduate studentshave published several articles covering the epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic actionswhile other undergraduateshaveassisted the school’s official new media platform to publish authoritative information and typical deedstimely, and they also actively coordinatedquestions from netizens in the message.

TheAlumni Associationof HUST,especiallythe Shanghai Alumni Association,is a typicalhard core in resolving the serious shortage of medical protection supplies in major hospitals in Wuhan and other citiesin Hubei

Zhou Feng, a1997 undergraduate ofSJIC, is the president of the Shanghai Alumni Association ofHUST. After learning of the epidemic, President Zhou Feng immediately organized alumnusto initiate a charity fundraising activity called "Support Hubei", and the Shanghai Alumni Association News Branch soon joined it. As of February 6, the Shanghai Alumni Association has received donations from alumnusandotherstotaling 2,911851.59 yuan. The core team mobilized all forces to purchase medical supplies from home and abroad, and broke through the difficulties and delivered the scarce supplies to the front line of epidemic prevention and control in Wuhan, Yichang, Xiaogan, Xiangyang, Shiyan and other places in Hubei, which was widely praised. The largest class donation received by the Shanghai Alumni Association this time was 103,903.66 yuan, which came from the school's 97-level journalism class. The core members of the anti-epidemic fundraising and material procurement team of the Shanghai Alumni Association include Xu Kai, Li Wenjing, He Mei, Guo Fenglian, Zhang Jing, Jiang Qiuying, Shijing Jing, Huang Yuxin and many otherSJICalumnus. In addition, the Guangzhou News Alumni Branch, Wuhan News Alumni Branch and Beijing News Alumni Branch each organized and participated in the fundraising activities of the local alumni association.

A group of alumnus, represented by the well-known commentator Cao Lin, used theirstrengthto writenumbers ofhigh-qualitynews commentariesto help fightagainst COVID-19and providesuggestions.For instance,"Ten Opinions on "Wuhan Going" written by alumni Chen Dong comprehensively expoundingthiswhitewar from the perspectives of belief, transparency, governance, and public opinion, gavea rational voice.Certainly, thereweremany alumni journalists whowerefighting on the front line of reportinginthe fight againstCOVID-19, and they are also the most beautiful "retrograde".

On February 1,"A Letter to Allfacultyand Students ofSJIC, and alumnusat home and abroad"written by Secretary of Party Committee of SJICZhan Jian anddean Zhang Mingxin, prompted,“The alumnus, especiallypeoplewhoarefighting on various fronts of epidemic prevention and controlandjournalistsin particular,please docare of yoursafetyandprevent excessive fatiguewhile workinghard. We hope you tostrive to writefabulous newsreports that areheartwarming, insightfuland powerful”. After reading the letter, many alumnusexpressedthat theyfelt warmth and encouragement.

On February 1st and 2nd, the Hubei Science and Technology Journalism Society and the Public Relations Branch of the Chinese Journalism History Society, which are affiliated toSJIC,also launched initiatives tocall people tounite,communicate scientifically, care for the masses, and cooperate. In addition, they alsoadvocatedactive public relations andempathy communication.