At a charity market run by the VRC (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) on May26 issued a call for donations to support people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic from nowuntil July 30.
As the pandemic is developing complicatedly in Vietnam as wellas the world, in order to support poor and disadvantaged people infected withCOVID-19, poor people and workers in quarantined and locked down areas, and peoplereturning home without a job, the VRC Central Committee calls on VRC chaptersat all levels nationwide to encourage officials, members, volunteers and youthto help the affected people.
Specifically,the chapters will call on their officials, members and volunteers to disseminate information on the pandemic situation and persuade people to seriouslytake COVID-19 prevention and control measures.
Forprovinces and cities severely affected by the pandemic, they will activelyupdate the numbers of cases and deaths, affected areas, damage and people'sneeds; implement emergency relief activities; and maintain voluntary blooddonation activities in a flexible form.
On May 26, Vietnam documented 235 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases,raising the total number of domestic infections to 4,597, including 3,027 sinceApril 27./.
