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Amidst the fifth wave of the pandemic, classes were suspended and many industries halted production to fight the virus. CARE@hkjc Volunteer Team also suspended all physical volunteer activities in January and February to mitigate the risk of infection. To address the urgent need for anti-epidemic materials in the community, the team gradually resumed physical activities in March. More than 500 CARE volunteers signed up to pack over 50,000 anti- epidemic supplies kits and help distribute them to the community-in-need.

Volunteers strictly adhered to social-distancing measures and stringent precautionary procedures during the services. Apart from taking Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) in the morning of the events, CARE volunteers wore full set of personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect each other's health during the services. The Club also subsidized volunteers to take taxis to and from the venue to avoid crowd on public transport.

From March to April, CARE volunteers took part in nearly 20 anti-epidemic supplies kit packing service programmes organized by Central and Western District Office, Yau Tsim Mong District Office, Sha Tin District Office, Sai Kung District Office, and CARE’s district partners including Hong Kong Woman Development Association, Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), Hong Kong Children and Youth Services, Hong Kong Community Anti-Coronavirus Link, Caritas, and Agency of Volunteer Service. In these programmes, CARE volunteers assembled 30,000 COVID-19 RAT kits and packed over 20,000 anti-epidemic supplies kits to support citizen at risk of infection and those in quarantine.  Some supplies were funded by the Jockey Club to provide timely support to those affected by the pandemic. Medical professionals, the elderly, ethnic minority group, DSE students, low-income families are among the beneficiaries.

Apart from the above, CARE volunteers assisted in the distribution of service packs to ethnic minority families and delivering dog food to the guide dog users whom were hard hit by the fifth wave of pandemic. In addition, CARE team supported the Hong Kong Community Anti-Coronavirus Link in answering enquiry calls at its call centres to register caring packs for the people-in-need, and spread anti-epidemic information and their care through the phone.

Many volunteers participated in several programmes in a row. Having the free time came with fewer social gatherings, they were grateful to be able to spend those time providing timely assistance and offering help to those in need. Volunteers who made phone calls to the ethnic minorities came to realize that despite different backgrounds, their daily life and feelings under the pandemic were largely similar. They cheered each other on the phone and both believed that if everyone work together, we will be able to overcome this difficult time soon.