Art programme promotes great national unity in fighting COVID-19
An art programme promoting the spirit of unity and consensus among the people to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic was held virtually on September 26 and connected to many locations across the country.
Art programme promotes the great national unity in fighting COVID-19. (Photo: )
HCM City (VNA) – An artprogramme promoting thespirit of unity and consensus among the people to overcome the COVID-19pandemic was held virtually on September 26 and connectedto many locations across the country.
The event was jointly organised by the Department of Culture and Sports of HoChi Minh City, the Association ofVietnamese Scientistsand Experts (AVSE Global) and the Trinh Cong Son Fund.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA)
Addressing the event, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also Headof the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, highly evaluatedthe initiative to organise the programme, saying that it contributes to promotingthe great national unity.
The Party and State always appreciate spiritual andmaterial contributions of Vietnamese people around the world to help thecountry effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, he said.
PM Chinh stressed that the Party and State will continue their high politicaldetermination, greatefforts and drastic actions with appropriate solutions to adapt safely and flexiblyto and effectively control the pandemic and promote socio-economic economicdevelopment.
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Within the framework of the programme, video clips reflecting artists’involvement in supporting frontline forces against the pandemic and theirassistance to COVID-19 affected people in Ho Chi Minh City, were screened.
Touching stories about efforts of medical workers and military medical staff tofight for the lives of COVID-19 patients were also broadcast.
The organizing board took the occasion to call for donations and raise funds forthe purchase of medical equipment and supplies for the COVID-19 prevention andcontrol fund run by the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of HCM City.
At the event, organizations, businesses and individuals donated nearly 130billion VND (over 5.7 million USD) to support the city’s COVID-19 preventionand control work./.
An online art programme “Fatherland in the heart” was held on July 28 evening at five locations at home and abroad to improve the people’s cultural life in the context that the COVID-19 pandemic has been complicated in Vietnam.
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Art programme promotes the great national unity in fighting COVID-19. (Photo: ) 
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA) 
(Photo: VOV) 
