Verdi Olha from Ukraine checks the body temperature of a student at Chongqing University in Chongqing, southwest China, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

BEIJING, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- A number of foreign students have volunteered with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention and control teams at Universities in Chongqing Municipality, southwest China.

Control measures for the virus have been rolled out across the country since Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday.

Iroegbu Paul Ikechukwu from Nigeria (L) and Shaikh Jamshed Ali from Pakistan carry boxes of medical-grade face masks at Chongqing University in Chongqing, southwest China, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

Shaikh Jamshed Ali (L) from Pakistan gives a mask to fellow student Kristina from Russia at Chongqing University in Chongqing, southwest China, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

Enyiazu Franca Adanne from Nigeria disinfects elevator buttons at Southwest University in Chongqing, southwest China, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

Mustapha Bala Tsakuwa from Nigeria explains epidemic control information to other overseas student volunteers at Southwest University in Chongqing, southwest China, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

An international student volunteer disinfects the entrance of a dormitory at Southwest University in Chongqing, southwest China, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

Verdi Olha (R) from Ukraine and Iroegbu Paul Ikechukwu from Nigeria work on an epidemic awareness brochure at Chongqing University in Chongqing, southwest China, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)