One more rice ATM is operating at a stadium on Tran Van Dan Street, Khue My Ward, Ngu Hanh Son District, Da Nang to provide free food for those impacted by the coronavirus.

A woman gets rice from an automatic rice dispensing machine, 'Rice ATM', during the coronavirus crisis. Picture taken on 27 August morning

The Secretary of the Ngu Hanh Son District Youth Union organisation which is monitoring this automatic rice dispensing machine, Ms Hoang Tran Chau, said the machine will distribute 7 tonnes of free rice to 1,400 local people who are the needy and those out of work following an ongoing citywide social distancing rules to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, from 27- 30 August.

Mrs Huynh Thi Quyt from Hoa Hai Ward expressed her joy and gratitude after receiving food support

The machine will distribute 5 kilograms of rice from a small silo to waiting workers who are poor people along with immigrant students and workers.

People sitting far apart and wearing face coverings while waiting for their turn to receive free food.

Most recently, the Ngu Hanh Son District authorities have distributed 200 in-kind gifts, worth one million VND each, to immigrant students and workers in the district who are unable to return home due to travel restrictions imposed by Da Nang government in response to a new wave of Covid-19 infections.

By T.HUY - Translated by M.D