HCM City praises religious volunteers’ contribution to fighting against pandemic
HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City’s Vietnam Fatherland Front on December 27
held a ceremony honouring 20 religious volunteers who have completed their task
of supporting frontline forces at COVID-19 treatment hospitals in the city.
They are among 679 volunteers of different religious groups who have taken part in
COVID-19 prevention and control in various hospitals since July 22.
Addressing
the event, on behalf of staff at COVID-19 Intensive Care Hospital, doctor Pham
Hoang Duong gave thanks to religious volunteers who joined hands to assist the
health workers in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to caring
for patients, they have become an encouragement for frontline forces in completing
its mission.
Phan Kieu
Thanh Huong, deputy chairwoman of the HCM City Vietnam
Fatherland Committee, expressed gratitude for all the volunteers who have sacrificed to
support the country’s pandemic hotspot and the city’s frontline forces.
She also gave thanks to religious organisations and their
members who have provided assistance and aid to the city, hoping that the
volunteers would continue joining hands in pandemic prevention and control
efforts to make the city soon return to the new normal./.