Yen Bai: Organisations, individuals support COVID-19 prevention efforts

  •  Friday, April 3, 2020

YBO - Many organisations and individuals in the northern province of Yen Bai have raised money to support those seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, in response to the call of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thi – resident at Nguyen Thai Hoc ward, Yen Bai city, presents 20 million VND in cash to the ward’s Fatherland Front Committee to fight COVID-19.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thi – resident at Nguyen Thai Hoc ward, Yen Bai city, presents 20 million VND in cash to the ward’s Fatherland Front Committee to fight COVID-19.

Particularly, children as young as 8-12 years used their savings, while elderly over 100 years of age and wounded soldiers spent their monthly allowances to support the fight.

From March 17 to April 1, the provincial Fatherland Front Central Committee received funds worth over 1.2 billion VND from 52 collectives and individuals to support poor people and revolutionary contributors.

 Van Tuan

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