Vietnam News Agency’s staff raise funds for COVID-19 fight

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s trade union, in collaboration with the agency’s youth union and war veterans' association, has launched a programme to raise funds for COVID-19 prevention and control activities among VNA staff.
Vietnam News Agency’s staff raise funds for COVID-19 fight ảnh 1VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang at the event (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam News Agency(VNA)’s trade union, in collaboration with the agency’s youth union and war veterans' association, has launched a programme to raise fundsfor COVID-19 prevention and control activities among VNA staff.

The launching ceremony was held online and connected to the VNA representative offices inHanoi, and the Central Highlands and southern regions.

Speaking at the event, VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang praised efforts ofthe agency’s staff in reporting and reflecting the great endeavours of the entire Party,army and people, especially frontline forces, in the fight againstCOVID-19.

The VNA’s trade union has coordinated with relevant unitsto timely support the agency's employees and their relatives who were infected with the novel coronavirus, she said.

Each spiritual and material support will add part of strength to help thecountry soon defeat the pandemic, she said, expressing her hope that all staff members of the agency will respond to the programme.

After the launching ceremony, all employees of the agency each donated at least one day's salary tothe programme. The donations will be handed over to the VietnamFatherland Front Central Committee to support COVID-19 prevention and control activities such as purchasing vacicines and medical equipment as well as supporting quarantine areasand COVID-19 treatment hospitals nationwide./.
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