Donations worth 4.3 million USD help with Hanoi’s anti-pandemic efforts

Donations worth over 101 billion VND (4.3 million USD) in cash and in kind from the public have been contributed to COVID-19 prevention and control efforts via the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Hanoi so far.
Donations worth 4.3 million USD help with Hanoi’s anti-pandemic efforts ảnh 1The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hanoi continues to receive contributions to the COVID-19 prevention and control on April 21 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Donations worth over 101 billion VND (4.3 million USD) in cash and in kind fromthe public have been contributed to COVID-19 prevention and control efforts viathe Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Hanoi so far.

Thecommittee received contributions, including 500 million VND in cash and a largenumber of essential goods like rice, drinking water and hand sanitiser, from 10organisations, businesses and individuals on April 21.

Appreciatingthe benefactors’ support, chairwoman of the committee Nguyen Lan Huong said theassistance will give more strength to the city’s anti-pandemic forces.

Shenoted April 21 is the fifth day without new COVID-19 cases in Vietnam, which isan encouraging sign, but as authorities said, each people, family, organisationand locality must not lack vigilance.

The same day, the municipal VFF Committee sent part of the donations to thefrontline forces in the pandemic combat.
Its officials also visited andpresented gifts to disadvantaged households affected by the COVID-19 outbreak and residents in some areas under quarantine./.
VNA

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