A nine-year-old boy touched the hearts of officers at the Chengguan police substation in the Haiyuan county bureau of public security, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, after he donated 80.3 yuan ($11.51), all his available pocket money savings, to the police to help out Hubei General Hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province.

Ma Yunhu, a third-grade pupil at a Ningxia primary school, visited the substation on Feb 9 with his mother Jin Haixia, and gave away the money to on-duty officer Ma Xiaojun.

"I want to donate my pocket money to the doctors and nurses at Hubei General Hospital because they really work hard in fighting against the epidemic, and my parents have agreed with my donation," the boy told the police officer.

Officer and his colleagues were moved when the boy said he trusted the police would help him, as his teachers had told him police officers are trustworthy as they fight against crime and protect people's lives and property.

Officer Ma later transferred the boy's donation to the hospital, also known as Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, via a donation channel available on the online social media platform WeChat.

Medical staff from the hospital were also moved after receiving the boy's donation.

"Thank you, little boy! Although we don't know what you look like, the doctors and nurses at the hospital have kept you in mind. We will try harder to defeat the virus as soon as possible, " they replied on WeChat.