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Vietnam News Agency accompanies Hai Duong in COVID-19 combat

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has collaborated with the National Volunteer Centre and Fly to Sky charity group as well as donors to present 30,000 facemasks and 1,000 bottles of antiseptic solution with total value of 345 million VND (14,994 USD) to the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Hai Duong province – the current largest COVID-19 hotbed.
Vietnam News Agency accompanies Hai Duong in COVID-19 combat ảnh 1So far, the Vietnam News Agency has launched a programme to mobilise support to Hai Duong in COVID-19 prevention and control with total aid of nearly 1 billion VND (Photo: VNA)

Hai Duong (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh Communist YouthUnion of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has collaborated with the National VolunteerCentre and Fly to Sky charity group as well as donors to present 30,000facemasks and 1,000 bottles of antiseptic solution with total value of 345 million VND (14,994 USD)to the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Hai Duong province – the current largestCOVID-19 hotbed.

The gifts were delivered to checkpoints, quarantine sitesand pandemic prevention and control forces in Binh Giang, Nam Sach, Kim Thanhdistricts, Kinh Mon town and Hai Duong city.

So far, the VNA has launched three programmes to mobilisesupport to Hai Duong in COVID-19 prevention and control with total aid ofnearly 1 billion VND, as part of efforts to accompany with locals in the fight.

According to the provincial Vietnam Fatherland FrontCommittee, as of March 1, it had received over 68 billion VND from787 agencies, organisations, businesses and individuals to support the provincein pandemic combat.

Nguyen Duc Tuan, President of the VFF Committee of Hai Duong thanked organisations, individuals and units for their assistance, which he described as a great encourage to Hai Duong toovercome difficulties and fight the pandemic.

As of 16:00 of March 1, Hai Duong had reported 673 COVID-19 infections,including 297 recoveries. Currently, Hai Duong has seen 3,084 people undergoingquarantine at concentrated facilities, along with 8,910 others at their residence./.

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