{"id":1418,"date":"2020-04-09T11:35:23","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T03:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/?p=1418"},"modified":"2020-09-14T22:05:29","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T14:05:29","slug":"elderly-woman-donates-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/elderly-woman-donates-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"87-Year-old Woman In Ha Tinh Walks To Quarantine Facility To Make Donations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Woman responds to the government\u2019s call for donations<\/span><\/h2>\n
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In response to the government\u2019s call for everyone to join hands in the fight against coronavirus, on 31st March 2020, a 87-year-old woman in Ha Tinh walked to a quarantine facility nearby to make a donation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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She walked to the quarantine facility<\/span><\/h3>\n
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\nImage credit: <\/em>Noon Noon<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

As a person\u2019s age shoots past 70, their muscles start to deteriorate, making even a walk around their home difficult. However, Mdm Nguy\u1ec5n Th\u1ecb Ba, against all odds, walked 200M to a quarantine facility in Ky Phong, Thach Dai, to respond to the government\u2019s call for help.<\/p>\n

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\n5KG of rice contained in the yellow bag and herbs in the red bag
\n<\/em>Image credit: <\/em>Noon Noon<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Her donations included 5KG of rice and a pack of homegrown herbs. She also revealed that her son was a soldier who died in the American War (also referred to as the Vietnam War of 1955-1975), so she wanted to support the country in any way possible.<\/p>\n

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\nImage credit: <\/em>Noon Noon<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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Netizens are touched<\/span><\/h3>\n
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\u201cYou and your family have been responding to the country\u2019s call since wartime until peacetime. I highly appreciate a beautiful soul like yours,\u201d Facebook user Van Nat commented, ending with 3 Vietnamese flag emojis.<\/p>\n

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\nImage credit: <\/em>Noon Noon<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m moved to tears. I wish you a lot of health,\u201d wrote Khong Tuong Tac, touched by the generosity of Mdm Ba.<\/p>\n

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Vietnamese everywhere are responding to the government\u2019s call<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Not only are businesses responding to the government\u2019s call for donations with monetary and material contributions, but individuals across the country<\/a> are also pulling their weight in their own ways.<\/p>\n

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\nMdm Ha Thi Dan from Yen Bai Province donated VND1,000,000
\n<\/em>Image credit: <\/em>Mai Nguy\u1ec5n\u200e<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Recently, a 102-year-old woman in Yen Bai was photographed making a donation of VND1,000,000 (~USD42.31)<\/strong> in response to the government\u2019s call.<\/p>\n

Individuals and groups are also initiating their own campaigns to support those hit by the coronavirus, by handing out groceries or making monetary donations.<\/p>\n

Browse through our selection of heartwarming acts of generosity shown by the Vietnamese amid COVID-19:<\/p>\n