Rice ATM helps Vietnam’s poor survive COVID-19 pandemic
	HUFO handed over rice ATM and supported rice to people in difficulties due to Covid-19 epidemic
	One more Rice ATM to feed the poor amid COVID-19 in Ho Chi Minh city

The machine has a camera that automatically identifies the recipient (Photo: Nguoi Lao Dong)

After the unexpected success of the notable rice ATM back in March that earned international praise, Hoang Tuan Anh – the man behind the unique idea – continued to make a “face mask ATM” whose design being taken up a notch.

Unlike the rice ATM which requires users to press the buttons to get the rice out, people now no longer have to perform such move with the face mask ATM. Instead, the face mask ATM itself will identify the recipient’s face automatically via its cameras system.

“This will minimize contact with the surrounding objects, hence mitigate the infection risks”, Tuan Anh told Nguoi Lao Dong.

Two or three minutes after noticing there’s a new recipient standing in front, the machine will automatically dispense out one antibacterial cloth face mask at a time. The face mask can be washed and used up to 30 times.

People must disinfect their hands with the free sanitizer placed nearby before using the ATM.

The face mask ATM has a compact design (Photo: VNA)

(Photo: Nguoi Lao Dong)

People don't have to press any buttons to get the face mask, the ATM's camera will do the trick (Photo: Nguoi Lao Dong)

The machine automatically dispenses out one antibacterial cloth face mask at a time (Photo: Nguoi Lao Dong)

The ATM will operate from 10 am to 4 pm every Thursday until running out of face masks. To date, Tuan Anh has mobilized about 8,000 face masks to run his face mask ATM. He’s calling for benefactors and companies to donate more face masks for his charitable project.

Tuan Anh’s free face mask ATM is located at 204B Vuon Lai, Tan Phu district, Ho Chi Minh City. This is also a familiar address where the first rice ATM in Vietnam is placed.

A lot of people get the free face mask on the first day the machine runs (Photo: VTV)

Recipients must stay at a safe distance while waiting for their turn (Photo: VTV)

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