Vietnamese authoity uses TikTok to release COVID-19 information

APD NEWS

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Vietnam's Ministry of Health has recently launched its account on China's video-sharing app Douyin, also known as TikTok, in a bid to raise public awareness about COVID-19 preventive measures, Vietnam News Agency reported Monday.

The move also aims at calling on people to follow health recommendations and regularly updating related information for TikTok users, according to the news agency.

The ministry started a campaign on the platform last Sunday to call on users to share their happy moments when staying at home, as part of the efforts to encourage people to refrain from making crowds and avoid community transmissions, the news agency reported.

The TikTok channel of the health ministry, which has drawn more than 1 million views with over 20 animated films, will help to spread its messages quickly to an active and growing community of TikTok users in Vietnam, the news agency reported.