Selfless supports in times of need

 After finding the couple, the club members i妹妹ediately gave Xò and his wife VNĐ 二 五 million and with the help of a benefactor rented a car to drive them to Nghệ An.

“We asked him to use the money to buy a new motorbike later and still keep his old motorbike here as a memento of our club,” Việt said.

Helping those coming back from the pandemic regions means the volunteers faced a high risk of being infected.

But Việt said they were all prepared for that.

“If we catch the virus we are all ready to go to the quarantined zones. Each of us has already prepared a backpack with all necessary belongings,” he said.

“Fortunately, Thiện Nhân Clinic in Đà Nẵng offer us COVID- 一 九 tests for free. Every four days every member would go there to take samples for testing. Luckily, no one has tested positive so far,” Việt said.

More to be done

Now, the motorbike caravans have stopped after Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính asked people remain where they are to prevent the risk of virus transmission. Only trips organised by local authorities are allowed to bring stranded people back to their hometowns. 

But the PDC’s mission does not end there.

Việt said: “In the first days HCM City was hit hard by the virus, we called for a donation of  三 一 tonnes of fish,  一, 七00 packs of noodles, and  八0 tonnes of vegetables to send to HCM City and Bình Dương.

“Now, as Đà Nẵng is under lockdown, we are helping the city authorities to transport food and medical equipment to quarantine areas, hospitals and COVID- 一 九 checkpoints across the city.”

Like everyone else, Việt and his friends in the club just hope the pandemic will soon be brought under control so that they can not only return to their normal lives, but continue helping the co妹妹unity.

“We are planning to grow one million trees in Nam Trà My District in Quảng Nam Province, the locality worst hit during the flood last year. This must be done before September when the rainy season starts. But with the current pandemic situation, I am afraid that the plan will have to be delayed until next year,” Việt said. VNS