Official Facebook account of China Culture shared Sirerol's video on its page, attracting more than 12,000 views. [Photo/Facebook account of China Culture]

Sirerol himself received many direct messages thanking him for his action to spread the truth about China.

"Many users in Spain and Latin America have messaged me, saying they have more confidence that China can beat the disease, and some expressed the will to donate."

But responses have not been all positive.

"I also got many replies from Chinese living abroad. They have been subjected to racism because of the pneumonia and are deeply saddened. I wrote back, hoping they could be brave and not lower their heads at racist discrimination," Sirerol said.

In the video, Sirerol also praised the effort of Chinese media in spreading the message, and the public for responding in a timely manner.

"Newspapers, television, social media are covering the importance of the incident, raising public awareness, calling for the public to take preventative actions. This has been effective; everybody is protecting themselves.

"Now in China, everybody is working together to combat the pneumonia. In Beijing, everybody is wearing masks, everybody is fully equipped," Sirerol added.

Sirerol strongly advised the public to not trust all of the comments on the internet. "Many rumors have been refuted by official sources, with enough data to back them. If you want the latest news, which is a good thing to stay informed, go to reliable and official sources," Sirerol said.

Spanish vlogger Noel Sirerol. [Photo provided to China Daily]

Sirerol, who was born in 1995, is studying Chinese at Beijing Normal University for one year under Spain's national scholarship. Prior to this, he was studying at Spain's Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

"I came to China because I wanted to see China with my own eyes, and to understand China," the East Asian studies major added.

He started posting videos on his experiences on learning Chinese in July 2018, and later on living and studying in China.

"Some foreign netizens are biased, and Chinese netizens tell me it is hard to change. But to me, we still need to face the challenge. Day after day, there will be changes! I hope my videos can show how beautiful China is, and how kind the Chinese are," Sirerol commented.

"I actually am very lucky and proud, lucky that I have learned this language, and proud that I am studying in this country."