A large number of State agencies and enterprises have made donations to the fight against COVID-19 over the last few days as the country is exerting every effort to contain the latest outbreak.
Deputy General Director of the Vietnam News Agency Dinh Dang Quang (fourth from left) hands over the donations worth 450 million VND to Vice President of the VFF Central Committee Ngo Sach Thuc on June 1 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - A large number of Stateagencies and enterprises have made donations to the fight against COVID-19 overthe last few days as the country is exerting every effort to contain the latestoutbreak.
On June 1, the Party Committee of the CentralAgencies Bloc organised a fundraising programme where each staff membercontributed at least one day’s salary to the fight against COVID-19.
At a similar event on the same day, the Ministryof Finance raised 5 billion VND (217,700 USD) for the COVID-19 vaccine fund andanti-pandemic efforts.
The Vietnam News Agency also held a programme onMay 31 to call for aid for the fight, donating 450 million VND to help procurevaccines and medical supplies and assist quarantine sites and COVID-19treatment centres.
The Commission for the Management of StateCapital at Enterprises launched a fundraising campaign on the same day.
Since April 27, many businesses under the commissionhave made contributions to disease prevention and control activities, includingVietnam Electricity (EVN), with 37.6 billion VND, the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group(PetroVietnam) with 50 billion VND, and the Vietnam National Petroleum Group(Petrolimex) with 6 billion VND. Vietnam Airlines has transported healthcarepersonnel, vaccines, and vaccination materials free of charge.
Meanwhile, the Party Central Committee’sCommission for Internal Affairs has also moved to raise donations.
All contributions were handed over to theVietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, which will coordinate thedistribution of assistance.
At a May 27 event held by the VFF CentralCommittee to call for support for the COVID-19 fight, State President NguyenXuan Phuc stressed that the country is now in need of contributions from every person,and appealed to citizens from all social strata both at home and abroad,businesses in all economic sectors, organisations, religious practitioners, andpeople from other countries to join hands with the entire Party, people, andarmy to defeat the pandemic./.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has appealed to people both at home and abroad, businesses, and organisations to make material and spiritual donations to the fight against COVID-19.
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Deputy General Director of the Vietnam News Agency Dinh Dang Quang (fourth from left) hands over the donations worth 450 million VND to Vice President of the VFF Central Committee Ngo Sach Thuc on June 1 (Photo: VNA) 
