Son sets up an altar in memory of his father in a quarantine area in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - His father passed away in his hometown, but because he was in centralized quarantine, Nguyen Van Loc (Nghi Hoa commune, Nghi Loc district) had to suppress his grief and visit his father from afar.
Ms. Tran Thi Anh Tuyet, Vice Chairman of Nghi Loc District People's Committee, said that at the concentrated quarantine area of Nghe An Ethnic Boarding High School No. 2, there was a man named Nguyen Van Loc (born in 1995, residing in Hamlet 3, Nghi Hoa Commune, Nghi Loc District) who was set up a tent and an altar by the staff to mourn his recently deceased father.
Mr. Nguyen Van Loc, a worker returning from Laos, was quarantined at Nghe An Ethnic Boarding High School No. 2. On the morning of April 8, Mr. Loc was in the quarantine area when he received news that his father, Mr. Nguyen Van H. (84 years old), had just passed away in his hometown. Mr. Loc then reported to the quarantine area staff.
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| Officers and people in the quarantine area came to offer condolences to Mr. Loc. |
The quarantine staff of Nghe An Ethnic Boarding High School No. 2 then set up a makeshift tent, prepared a table, printed a memorial photo, and prepared a fruit plate for Mr. Loc to set up an altar to mourn his father right in the quarantine area.
“After being explained, Mr. Loc also understood the need to stay in quarantine so he did not ask to go home even though it was only 7-8km away. The quarantine area's steering committee carefully prepared an altar for him to burn incense and mourn. Many people also came to burn incense, encourage and express their condolences to him,” said Ms. Tuyet.
Recently, in quarantine areas in Nghe An, some people had relatives who passed away while they were in quarantine. Thanks to good propaganda work, these people did not ask to go home to hold ceremonies and were supported by the authorities to set up a memorial altar to burn incense.
