{"id":1679,"date":"2020-04-28T11:59:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T03:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/?p=1679"},"modified":"2020-09-14T22:09:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T14:09:14","slug":"vietnamese-send-masks-to-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/vietnamese-send-masks-to-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Vietnamese Secondary School Students Send 20,000 Masks To UK Healthcare Workers To Help Them Fight COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

2 Hanoi students sent 20,000 masks to the UK<\/h2>\n
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In many countries that have been hit by COVID-19, including the UK, lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) continues to be a critical issue for the healthcare frontliners there.<\/p>\n

It is alarming to see healthcare staff showing up to work to treat the infected patients while fearing for their own safety due to lack of masks at their disposal.<\/p>\n

With this in mind, two secondary school students from Hanoi bought 20,000 masks with their own savings to donate to the UK’s healthcare workers.<\/p>\n

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They used their lucky money to purchase masks<\/span><\/h3>\n
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According to UK in Vietnam<\/a>\u2019s Facebook page, siblings Tr\u01b0\u01a1ng Th\u1ecb Linh Nh\u1ea1n and Tr\u01b0\u01a1ng Cao Kh\u00f4i took out the lucky money – a traditional Vietnamese monetary gift in a red envelope given to children or young people Lunar New Year – that they had been saving for years to purchase the masks.<\/p>\n

These masks were then sent to the UK on the British Embassy\u2019s special commercial flight, which landed last week.<\/p>\n

To purchase 20,000 masks, the kids must have withdrawn a pretty large sum of money, which is not an easy decision to make.<\/p>\n

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They love the UK very much<\/h3>\n
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Responding to a compliment about the gesture of students, Ha Hani, supposedly the mother of the two children, shared more in the comment section of the post.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThey spent the whole night pleading to break the piggy banks and withdraw their savings. They love the UK very much,\u201d wrote Facebook user Ha Hani<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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She also revealed that besides the donation of the 20,000 masks to the UK, the kids had made donations to Vietnamese soldiers in L\u0169ng C\u00fa before.<\/p>\n

The reason why they insisted on chipping in for the relief efforts in the UK is because their two elder brothers are still stranded over there.<\/p>\n

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The kids received a letter of thanks from the British Embassy<\/span><\/h3>\n
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On 22nd April, the British Embassy in Hanoi sent a letter of thanks<\/a> to the kids for their donation.<\/p>\n

The letter was penned by Gareth Ward, British ambassador to Vietnam.<\/p>\n

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In the letter, Gareth Ward thanked the kids and informed them that their gift to the UK were sent successfully on their special commercial flight carrying British nationals home.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I am glad that you, who are at very young ages, care about the world and have contributed to the fight against this virus,\u201d Gareth Ward wrote.<\/p>\n

He also shared his belief that we can overcome this pandemic, if everyone \u201cplays a part in this fight\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Netizens are touched <\/span><\/h3>\n
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When the heartening story about the donations of the kids was published on the UK in Vietnam Facebook page<\/a>, it gathered over 600 likes and many shares.<\/p>\n

The generous donations of the kids won praise from foreigners and locals alike.<\/p>\n

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Facebook user Sue Hart-Jackson<\/a> commented on the post, \u201cThat was a very kind thought, thank you so much. Stay safe, keep happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cChildren are ingenuous in their ways of thinking. Even if this gesture is encouraged by adults, it is still considered a beautiful show of kindness,\u201d wrote Facebook user Minh A Nguyen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Vietnamese students donate masks to the UK<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Not only can the donation of Tr\u01b0\u01a1ng Th\u1ecb Linh Nh\u1ea1n and Tr\u01b0\u01a1ng Cao Kh\u00f4i contribute, to a certain degree, to the relief efforts of British people, but it\u2019s also a great show of selflessness. The students could have kept their lucky money for their personal use in the future, but chose to use their savings to help other people instead.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re living in unprecedented times where a large part of the world is going through a period of disruption and major changes.<\/p>\n

Across the world, we have seen moving stories of people from all walks of life joining in a common endeavor to help the vulnerable. And it\u2019s good to keep in mind that a kind gesture – in any form and size – can help those who are affected by the pandemic sustain through this period and get back on their feet.<\/p>\n

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