A machine that gives out free rice — it sounds too good to be true. But these “rice ATMs” have been set up around Vietnam to help those who need it most during the coronavirus pandemic.
Volunteers in Vietnam set up rice ATMs to provide food for those impacted by the coronavirus
Across major cities in Vietnam, rice ATMs have been constructed to provide free rice for those negatively impacted by the coronavirus.
Vietnam Sets Up ‘Rice ATMs’ To Feed Poor People During Coronavirus Lockdown
As a government-imposed lockdown in Vietnam put hundreds of thousands of the country’s poor out of work during the coronavirus crisis, a local entrepreneur has come up with an i …
‘Rice ATM’ feeds Vietnam’s poor amid virus lockdown
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