Chinese students in Newcastle: I bought plane ticket three times before returning home

By: Lei Fan Under the influence of COVID-19, British schools were closed, and many Chinese students studying in the UK were eager to return to China. However, it was difficult to buy air tickets. At that time, the direct flights back to China were all sold out. Most of the few remaining transit flights needed

Chinese Student and Scholars Association-Newcastle dispatched “Coronavirus Health Parcel” to Chinese students.

On April 8, 2020, Chinese students received a special gift from their homeland: a “Coronavirus Health Parcel” which includes 10 surgical face masks, 1 N95 face masks, 1 box of Chinese medicine and a pack of cleaning wipes. Chinese Student and Scholars Association-Newcastle (CSSA) helped to dispatch those PPE packages to Chinses students who lack

Chinese students in Newcastle during COVID-19: the reason why I choose not to return to China for the time being

By: Lei Fan According to data released by the Department of Health and Social Care, as of April 20th at 9 am British time, 124,743 cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed in the UK, with 16,509 deaths as of 5 pm on 19 April. The spread of COVID-19 in the UK has accelerated since mid-March,