Vietnam will come out victorious against COVID-19 with compassion and unity
Vietnam will come out victorious in the battle against COVID-19 with compassion and unity, Aaron Johnson, an American freelance filmmaker and Youtuber who has resided in Vietnam since 2013, told the Vietnam News Agency.
Da Nang (VNA) – Vietnam will come outvictorious in the battle against COVID-19 with compassion and unity, AaronJohnson, an American freelance filmmaker and Youtuber who has resided inVietnam since 2013, told the Vietnam News Agency.
Johson got married to a Vietnamese woman and the couple isliving in the central coastal city of Da Nang. He is renowned on Youtube forhis video clips sharing interesting facts about Vietnam. He is also very activeon Twitter and Facebook with thousands of followers.
He said he feels lucky to live in Vietnam during thistime and always believes Vietnamese people will soon defeat the coronavirus.
Johnson was particularly impressed with the way theVietnamese government and people are doing together to make sure that “no oneis left behind” during the fight against the pandemic. He was surprised by the way the entiresociety, from each citizen to local administrations and top governmentalbodies, stays united and adhere to COVID-19 rules.
Speaking from his experience, he said a hotline has beenset up to help affected people in accessing food and other necessities; thereare “rice” ATMs and “zero Dong” shops; and volunteers are making face masksand offering medical supplies for those in need.
The government has redoubled efforts to combat scammersand prevent price gougers from attempting to profiteer off the pandemic.
This makes him believe that no one is truly left behindin the pandemic and as long as Vietnamese people keep staying united, theywould overcome all difficulties ahead to win the COVID-19 fight.
Johnson went on to say that as a foreigner, he has beenreceiving the same treatment as the locals, no priority nor discrimination,during the pandemic; and he feels lucky to be in Vietnam, a great place to gothrough the coronavirus crisis.
He said many of his foreign friends are interested in the life in Vietnam, so he tries his best to talk about Vietnam’s successstories via his Youtube video clips, to let them know that a developing,war-torn country like Vietnam can also create a good life for its people.
Vietnam’s fighting spirit has been on for generations. IfVietnam can win this battle, it will come out stronger thanever, he said.
He also revealed his plans to make a documentary aboutVietnam’s effective COVID-19 fight, saying he was upset to read misleadinginformation about it online. He hoped that via his social media channels,people from around the world will know Vietnam’s stories – fighting thepandemic by compassion and the power of unity.
The world must know about amazing things Vietnam is doingin this pandemic, he said./.
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