“Awful,” another response read. “We had one on Saturday night because I read that people were being so stupid! Not that I need an excuse to eat Chinese takeaway… I hope things get better soon.”

“You know what Michelle, very good point,” another user replied. “Going to order tomorrow night for my dad and then Wednesday night when I’m home for some family time with my mum.”

Replying to all the kind responses she received as a result of her original tweet, Chai thanked her followers for sharing the message.

“Holy moly. I’ve been at work all day and did NOT expect this to gain so much traction. Thanks for being so kind (for the most part!) and for sharing the Tweet!”

Chinese takeaways are suffering because of the coronavirus outbreak, but this heartwarming Twitter thread gives us hope