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Five banks give Da Nang 1.07m USD for COVID-19 fight

Five banks have donated a total of 25 billion VND (1.07 million USD) for the fight against the new COVID-19 outbreak that is hitting Da Nang city hard, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).
Five banks give Da Nang 1.07m USD for COVID-19 fight ảnh 1Da Nang C Hospital, one of hospitals under lockdown in the city. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) — Five banks have donated a total of 25 billion VND (1.07million USD) for the fight against the new COVID-19 outbreak that is hitting DaNang city hard, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

TheVietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank), Joint StockCommercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank), Joint StockCommercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), Vietnam JointStock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank), and MilitaryCommercial Joint Stock Bank (MB-Bank) each gave 5 billion VND (215,627 USD).

TheSBV had called on them to donate to help Da Nang buy COVID-19 test kits.

Withmany new cases being diagnosed now, especially in Da Nang, the need to testlocals and visitors there is very high, according to the SBV.

Thebanking industry has donated hundreds of billions of VND since thepandemic began in the country early this year./. 
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