Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus in central China's Hubei province, is taking every step to terminate the spread of the virus right down to the community level.

The Wuhan municipal government is requesting its neighborhood communities to conduct comprehensive investigations, and volunteers will help individuals who develop a fever to go to community medical and health centers for examinations.

Wuhan residents shared their views on these measures.

Sixty-two-year-old Ms. Yang and her husband live in Wuhan's Wuchang district. Last night, a community worker knocked on her door and asked her to scan a Q-R code to join a group on WeChat, China's popular social media app. Residents in her building are using the group to report their temperatures.

Ms. Yang follows the community worker's instruction and believes that it is a very good measure to keep them safe. "There are 19 floors in our building. There's a representative for every three floors. We report our body temperatures to the representatives before 11 a.m. every day," said Yang.

Local residents are aware that the epidemic situation in Wuhan is still severe. Wuhan resident Mr. Dong said he understands the need to screen people for fever.

"The makeshift hospitals and other new hospitals have been built. Quarantining all of the positive and suspected cases in the hospitals is the most effective way to cut off the source of infection," Dong explained.

The community is the first line of defense in the fight against the novel coronavirus. Wuhan resident Ms. Tang shows her understanding of her community's work. She said that one of her neighbors even developed an app to collect people's body temperatures in the community. So far, no positive or suspected cases have been found in her community.

"I thank everyone who is working very hard to keep our community safe and healthy," Tang said with tears.  

Tang goes to the supermarket once a week. She admits that although she knows the risk is higher outside, she has to go out and buy food and necessities for her family, every once in a while.

"We are trying our best to stay at home, and report our body temperatures to the community workers every day," Tang added.