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Mr Anh explained what was behind his
. He told the BBC: "I wanted to invent a 24/7
dispensing machine providing
rice for people out of
following an ongoing
lockdown to curb the spread of the
coronavirus." Mr Anh estimated that his machines have dispensed around 3,000 tons of free rice to those in
. People are permitted to "withdraw" 1.5kg of rice
a day. Many people are appreciative of Mr Anh's efforts. A mother who recently lost her
told the Reuters news agency: "I read about this rice ATM on the Internet. I came to check it out, and couldn't believe it came out of the ATM. I really hope the
keep doing this."