African student in China composes a song encouraging pandemic fight

<p>Freddy Gahimbare, an undergraduate of medicine in South China&#39;s Guangdong Province, has recently composed the song &quot;Be Strong&quot; with his friend Nic, to praise the medical workers Guangdong sent to aid Wuhan, as well as to encourage all those people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;Remember you are not in this alone. Whenever you need us, we&#39;ll be there,&quot; Freddy and Nic sing in the song. &quot;Be strong, hold on, the storm will pass away.&quot;</p><p>Freddy, a 28-year-old Burundian, studies medicine in Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, where he has lived for five years.</p><p>Since the epidemic broke out, he stayed in Guangzhou and joined a voluntary group the university organized on epidemic prevention and control.&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;The beauty of Guangzhou and the enthusiasm of its people have never changed,&quot; Freddy said.</p><p><span style="color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">(Video: Southern Metropolis Daily; Story compiled by Huang Jingjing and Zhang Qiwei)</span></p><p><br/></p>