Da Nang (VNA) - More than 5,500 young people in the central city of DaNang, where a number of new COVID-19 cases have been reported in recent days,have registered to participate in a voluntary programme on disease preventionand control launched by the city’s Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union on July28, head of the union’s board on education and communication Nguyen Duy Thanhsaid on July 30.
Over 2,800 youngpeople have volunteered for disease response activities while around 2,700others are ready to donate blood.
The city’s HealthDepartment announced on July 30 that over 750 health workers and medical andpharmaceutical students at local universities and colleges have voluntarilyregistered to participate in the fight against COVID-19.
In face of the complicated developments of the pandemic, Chairman of themunicipal People’s Committee Huynh Duc Tho ordered the suspension of receivingcitizens in person at offices dealing with petitions at all levels from 1pm onJuly 30.
The central cityhas seen 35 people test positive for SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, sinceJuly 25./.
