COVID-19: Nearly 1 million free meals offered to needy people nationwide
Close to 1 million free meals worth 15 billion VND (653,274 USD) have so far been offered to disadvantaged people who are affected by COVID-19 across 28 provinces and cities nationwide since April.
Rice and instant noodles are given to patients as part of the charity programme (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Close to 1 million free meals worth15 billion VND (653,274 USD) have so far been offered to disadvantagedpeople who are affected by COVID-19 across 28 provinces and cities nationwidesince April.
The meals were as part of a charity programme launched by theVietnam Youth Federation (VYF) Central Committee.
In Hanoi, it is scheduled to run from July 24 to August 7, providing meals, each valued at about 25,000 VND, for poor people, freelancers, employees losing their jobs, patients and their families,among others. As of July 28, 1,140 meals had been distributed in the capitalcity.
Also on July 28, the VYF Central Committee and other organisers ofthe programme presented 470 food packages worth 82 million VND to patients whoare receiving long-term treatment at the Hanoi kidney hospital. Each packageconsists of 10kg of rice and a box of instant noodles.
Nguyen Hai Minh, Vice President of the VYF Central Committee, said he hopes the programme will spread positive messages onconcerted effort and sharing amid complicated developments of the pandemic./.
A number of overseas Vietnamese entrepreneurs in Ho Chi Minh City on July 5 organised a programme entitled “Sharing love during the COVID-19 pandemic” with an aim of supporting poor households who are affected by COVID-19 with a total capital of over 1 milion VND (43,520 USD).
Over 20 hotels in Ho Chi Minh City have offered free accommodation and meals to medical workers involving in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic, with about 50,000 room nights, reported the municipal Tourism Department on July 19.
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Rice and instant noodles are given to patients as part of the charity programme (Source: VNA) 
