At the signing ceremony (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – A signing ceremony was held in HoChi Minh City on August 18 to provide 1 million meals worth 25 billion VND (1.08million USD) for the poor and those hit by COVID-19 pandemic in the southernmetropolis in August and September.
The activity is under a programme benefiting poor anddisadvantaged families in over 4,000 quarantine facilities, unemployed workers,and frontline medical staff.
The programme will also partner with other charity organisationsto carry out practical activities during the period.
Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of HoChi Minh City To Thi Bich Chau, who is also Director of the municipal centrefor reception and support of necessities for the disadvantaged, thanked massorganisations for their assistance during the current difficult period.
She said the centre will hand over the gifts tothe right persons for the right purpose.
The centre was established a day earlier to promptly offernecessities to local residents and frontline forces.
HCM City is now the largest coronavirus hotspot in the country with nearly 150,000 infections as of August 15./.
