{"id":8637,"date":"2021-08-06T16:11:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T08:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/?p=8637"},"modified":"2021-08-10T13:46:16","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T05:46:16","slug":"funeral-van-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/funeral-van-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Funeral Van Carries Supplies Into Covid-19 Zone, Netizens Don\u2019t Know Whether To Laugh Or Cry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Funeral van in Saigon carries fruits into Covid-19 neighborhood<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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For at least once in our lives, we have to attend the funerals of our acquaintances and relatives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The sight of a funeral van carrying a casket to the funeral home, followed by mourning family members of the deceased one, usually moves many of us to tears and reminds us of how fleeting life is.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, that\u2019s not always the case.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For the funeral van<\/strong> in this story, it did more than just reminding people about the preciousness of life. Instead of transporting a casket, it carried tons of dragon fruits<\/strong> and thus shocked many people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how this twist blew everyone\u2019s mind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Funeral van carries donated fruits into a quarantined neighborhood<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\nA funeral van carrying dragon fruits into a Covid-19 quarantined neighborhood<\/em>
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On 4th August, a clip surfaced on TikTok <\/span>@hoasapbaochau<\/span><\/a>, showcasing a funeral van coming into a quarantined neighborhood in My Tho. The video was captioned, \u201cOptimize all means of transportation to carry supplies to the quarantined residents.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A funeral van symbolizes death, and the presence of it inside a quarantined neighborhood amid the height of the Covid-19 pandemic sparked tremendous anxiety.<\/span><\/p>\n

At first glance, many residents must have thought that someone in the area had just passed away and that was why a funeral van was there.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thankfully, that was not the case.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nImage credit: <\/span>@hoasapbaochau<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Inside the van were tons of dragon fruits that were donated to the quarantined residents.<\/span><\/p>\n

That was quite a twist.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Netizens are not sure whether to laugh or cry<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Since this clip went live, it has garnered over 800,000 views and 81,000 likes at the time of writing. Many netizens are impressed with the idea of using a funeral van to carry fruits. <\/span><\/p>\n

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TikTok user <\/span>V\u0103n Tr\u1ecdng Nguy\u1ec5n7835<\/span><\/a> commented, \u201cThe residents who received these supplies must have freaked out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cFor the first time in my life, I\u2019ve seen a funeral van carrying hope and joy instead of grief,\u201d TikTok user <\/span>Mr huan<\/span><\/a> pointed out something that we can agree with.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cIf I were here, I\u2019d weep and laugh at the same time,\u201d TikTok user <\/span>titoker.batdacdi<\/span><\/a> commented.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Necessity is the mother of invention<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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As a famous saying goes, \u201cNecessity is the mother of invention.\u201d That can\u2019t be any truer for this story.<\/span><\/p>\n

From taxis being turned into ambulances to carry Covid-19 patients to a funeral van transporting fruits to quarantined residents, we\u2019re seeing plenty of adaptive initiatives coming up these days.<\/span><\/p>\n

As long as they help alleviate the burdens for frontline workers and affected people, they should be encouraged and amplified.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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