More donations to COVID-19 vaccine fund
The COVID-19 vaccine fund continues to receive donations from many organisations and individuals both in and outside the country.
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| The national men's football squad has contributed 300 million VND (13,075 USD) to the COVID-19 vaccine fund. (Photo: VNA) |
The national men's football squad has contributed 300 million VND (13,075 USD) to the COVID-19 vaccine fund, in response to a call by the Prime Minister.
Coach Park Hang-seo thanked Vietnamese leaders and fans for their sentiments towards the team, and expressed his belief that Viet Nam will successfully contain the pandemic.
The staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany and Vietnamese representative offices in Berlin each contributed at least one day’s salary to the fund, and the “Van nghe Thang Muoi” (October Art) club in Germany on June 8 sent over 2,150 EUR (2,600 USD) to the fund via the embassy.
On June 8, the Vietnamese Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) also handed over more than 471 million VND to the Viet Nam Fatherland Front to help with the fight against COVID-19. The money was donated by staff members of the VUFO and its member organisations and partners.
Several organisations and units of Laos have offered financial donations to the Vietnamese Government and people to support their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Secretary and Governor of Luang Prabang province Khamkhan Chanthavisuk came to the Vietnamese Consulate General in Luang Prabang on June 8 to hand over 10,000 USD in support of the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien to combat COVID-19.
The same day, representatives from Xayabury province also went to the Vietnamese Consulate General to present about 27,600 USD to assist Yen Bai, Quang Ninh, Son La, Thai Binh and Dien Bien provinces of Viet Nam.
Affirming the importance of the Laos – Viet Nam friendship, the Lao side wished that the Vietnamese Consulate General and localities would actively work with northern Lao localities to share experience in coping with the pandemic.
They expressed their belief that the Vietnamese Party, State, Government and people will soon curb and win over the pandemic.
Vietnamese Consul General in Luang Prabang Nguyen Dang Hung thanked the Lao friends for their meaningful and timely gifts and vowed to send the donations to Viet Nam soon to serve the fight against the pandemic.
(Source: VNA)
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