Fans do their bit for national effort

"They work day and night under great pressure. We cannot deny them help," she said.

More than 3,000 members of Deng's fan club joined in the donation effort, which raised more than 230,000 yuan ($32,752) in 12 hours.

On Jan 24, the fans bought 20,000 surgical gloves, which arrived in Wuhan three days later. On Friday, 1,200 protective goggles were sent to the city. In addition, the fans have donated 205 pieces of ultraviolet disinfection equipment and nearly 15,000 facemasks for hospitals in Wuhan.

Some people donated more than 10,000 yuan, while others, mostly students, gave less.

"We all tried our best to help," Deng said.

According to Tangtang, members of her fan club are from different parts of China, some of them living in Wuhan. To ensure the donations are transparent, she verified the accounting details with other members of the club. Each purchase list was displayed via WeChat.

"When the medical supplies arrive in Wuhan, members of the club monitor the distribution. It's teamwork," she said.

In October 2018, Tangtang launched a charity foundation for the Deng Lun Fan Club, which donated books and sports facilities for schools in remote areas of the country, including Yunnan province. All the donations were in the name of Deng, the 28-year-old actor, who has more than 35 million followers on Sina Weibo.