Over 34 billion VND for COVID-19 vaccine purchase in HCM City

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in Ho Chi Minh City on April 12 received over 34 billion VND (1.47 million USD) from businesses, local residents and overseas Vietnamese to buy COVID-19 vaccines.
Over 34 billion VND for COVID-19 vaccine purchase in HCM City ảnh 1At the event (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in Ho Chi Minh City on April 12 received over 34 billion VND(1.47 million USD) from businesses, local residents and overseas Vietnamese tobuy COVID-19 vaccines.

The programme was held by the Ho Chi Minh Television in thefirst stage from February 25 to March 31, said Chairwoman of the committee To ThiBich Chau.

Earlier on March 15, Chau received 1 billion VND from the ExecutiveCouncil of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha's HCM City chapter in support of the effort.

Before April 12, the city’s COVID-19 prevention and controlfund received more than 269.7 billion VND, including supplies and equipmentworth over 90.5 billion VND from individuals and organisations at home andabroad.

The fund distributed supplies, equipment and cash valued at morethan 179.6 billion VND to forces directly involved in the pandemic preventionand control at hospitals, medical stations, quarantine facilities, and the poorhit hard by the pandemic./.

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