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HCM City to give extra financial aid to pandemic-hit residents

Ho Chi Minh City will give extra financial aid to poor people who are being severely affected by extended social distancing order imposed to stamp out the COVID-19 pandemic, Vo Van Hoan, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, said at a conference on August 5.
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HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City will give extrafinancial aid to poor people who are being severely affected by extended socialdistancing order imposed to stamp out the COVID-19 pandemic, Vo Van Hoan,Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, said at a conference on August 5.

The conference was held by the city’s Fatherland FrontCommittee to discuss the second social security package designated to help localresidents hardest hit by the pandemic.

The new package targets poor workers and those who did notbenefit from the first package, Hoan said, adding that each person willreceive 1.5 million VND (65.26 USD) in cash and the package must be fullydelivered to needy people before August 10.

This time, the eligibles will include people with labourcontracts suspended because of COVID-19, part-time workers, directors, actors,painters and others working in the entertainment industry, he noted.

The second package is expected to benefit around 250,000people. The first package, which was worth 426 billion VND and fully disbursed,has provided aid to freelancers, people living in locked down areas, frontlineworkers and families of COVID-19 patients.

HCM City also plans to establish a centre for receivingdonations of necessities to affected people./.




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