Businesses support Da Nang combat COVID-19
Da Nang (VNA)
– The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the central city of Da Nang on July
31 received donations from domestic enterprises in support of the fight against
COVID-19.
Speaking at the event,
Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Huynh Duc Tho said the local people
and authorities are grateful to businesses, philanthropists and people
nationwide for supporting the city over the past time.
Many businesses handed
over a big amount of cash and donations like Vingroup with 100 VFS-510 ventilators
worth 18.5 billion VND (804,000 USD), Tuan Chau Group 2 billion VND, Vietnam Electricity 1 billion VND, Heineken Vietnam Brewery – Da Nang
Co.Ltd 1 billion VND, the Central Power Corporation 500 million VND, among
others.
A Vingroup representative
said the group is ready to lend medical equipment and deploy medical staff from
its Vinmec hospital system to assist the field hospital which is being built in
Da Nang. The Vinmec Da Nang general hospital is also willing to receive
patients in need of special treatment like bone and brain injury at the expense
of health insurance or those charged by public hospitals./.