Youngsters make video to spread COVID-19 information to minorities

A video clip by two young people is helping members of the Mong ethnic minority learn about COVID-19, providing accurate and useful information to prevent the spread of the virus.
Youngsters make video to spread COVID-19 information to minorities ảnh 1Khang A Tua (second from the right) at WeChoiceAward 2019. (Photo kenh14.vn)

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - A video clip by two young people is helping membersof the Mong ethnic minority learn about COVID-19, providing accurate and usefulinformation to prevent the spread of the virus.

In the 15 minute-clip called Kab Mob Coronavirus – COVID-19 (How to PreventCoronavirus - COVID-19), Giang A Be and Khang A Tua talk and explain whatCOVID-19 is and how to prevent it.

"Since the COVID-19 epidemic began, there has not been much informationshared in the Mong language," said Be. "In my homeland, people areworried about COVID-19. Many of them do not fully understand medical terms,especially old people who do not understand and read Vietnamese language well.So, they cannot fully understand these recommendations."

Plus, a lot of inaccurate information makes Mong people feel more confused, hesaid.

Be and Tua know that older Mong people prefer listening and watching ratherthan reading so they decided to make a clip about COVID-19.

The clip explains what the virus is, where it is from and its symptoms. Theclip includes recommendations from the Ministry of Health on diseaseprevention. The sources are also from WHO and the Centre for Disease Controland Prevention.

During the translation, they faced difficulties because many words are not inthe Mong language or are not well-known, such as medical examination; soap; fluidin the lungs and lung infection.

Tua is one of the first students at Fulbright University Vietnam. He is one offive people to be honoured at WeChoiceAward 2019 for inspiring people.

He is also one of the founders of Action for Hmong Development (AHD) while Be isa representative. They hope that the clip will be posted widely on localbroadcast stations and other mass media./.
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