Cafe owner wanders Hoi An to hand out free masks
A 47-year-old cafe owner in Hoi An has spent days walking through the streets in the town to hand out free masks to everyone he has met.
"When I went on the internet, many people complained about the high prices and shortage of face masks so I want to give away face masks. I haven’t opened a permanent give-away location because poor workers are too busy and will not notice me, tourists are not familiar with Hoi An's streets so I walk around the town and give away masks to people I met," he said.
With the bags full of face masks and hand wash, Chuong wandered from the flea markets to the clothes shops to give away the masks and promote preventive measures against a possible coronavirus outbreak. According to Chuong, the workers do not have much free time so the information they received may be limited.
Lien, a trader at Hoi An Food Market, said, "As a food seller who often works with tourists, I really care about prevention works. The city authorities have also promoted such issues. It's good to receive a free mask when working in the tourism industry."
"I want to buy face masks at basic prices, especially masks for children. They are still small and need to be protected. Someone has promised to transfer 10 boxes of face masks to me. I hope more people will join hand together to help the community," he said.
Le Van Chuong (L) wanders Hoi An to hand out free masks
"When I went on the internet, many people complained about the high prices and shortage of face masks so I want to give away face masks. I haven’t opened a permanent give-away location because poor workers are too busy and will not notice me, tourists are not familiar with Hoi An's streets so I walk around the town and give away masks to people I met," he said.
With the bags full of face masks and hand wash, Chuong wandered from the flea markets to the clothes shops to give away the masks and promote preventive measures against a possible coronavirus outbreak. According to Chuong, the workers do not have much free time so the information they received may be limited.
Giving masks to tourists
Lien, a trader at Hoi An Food Market, said, "As a food seller who often works with tourists, I really care about prevention works. The city authorities have also promoted such issues. It's good to receive a free mask when working in the tourism industry."
Handing out masks at market
"I want to buy face masks at basic prices, especially masks for children. They are still small and need to be protected. Someone has promised to transfer 10 boxes of face masks to me. I hope more people will join hand together to help the community," he said.
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