Vietnamese people abroad support the prevention and control of COVID-19 epidemic

Vietnamese people abroad support the prevention and control of COVID-19 epidemic
Mr. Dinh Vinh Cuong (Vietnamese in Japan), Chairman of 365 Group (3rd from right), Mr. Le Ba Linh (Thailand expatriate), Chairman of Pacific Foods (2nd from right) awarded N95 masks donated by the “Steve Bui and Friends Foundation” in Ho Chi Minh City to the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the City. Photo: Xuan Khu/TTXVN

Through the Committee for Overseas Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City, all of these masks were sent to the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee; Thu Duc City People’s Committee; People’s Committee of Tan Binh district; District 6 Medical Center; Hospitals accepting and treating COVID-19 patients such as Children’s Hospital 2 and Orthopedics Hospital.

Mr. Steve Bui, Chairman of the “Steve Bui and Friends Charity Foundation”, shared: Carrying out corporate responsibility to society, Vietnamese people always look towards their homeland, especially Ho Chi Minh City. Chi Minh, where is being strongly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, we want to contribute our small effort to help the front-line forces have more protective gear and feel secure against the epidemic. These are not only artifacts but also the hearts of individuals who are overseas Vietnamese, intellectual businessmen, and the Vietnamese community abroad gathered through the “Steve Bui and Friends Charity Fund”. coming to Ho Chi Minh City with the desire to soon repel the epidemic and live a peaceful life.

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Mr. Le Ba Linh (Thai expatriate), Chairman of Pacific Foods, member of the “Steve Bui and Friends Foundation” in Ho Chi Minh City handed over the rapid test kit to the People’s Committee of District 7. Photo: VNA

In addition, the “Steve Bui and Friends Charity Fund” in Ho Chi Minh City also transferred 12,000 rapid test kits (worth nearly 2 billion VND) to the People’s Committee of District 7. Mr. Dinh Vinh Cuong (Vietnamese) in Japan), Chairman of 365 Group, and Mr. Le Ba Linh (Thai expatriate), Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pacific Foods – members of the “Steve Bui and Friends Charity Fund” in City Ho Chi Minh City, in coordination with the city’s Committee for Overseas Vietnamese, directly donated to units to join hands with the government and people of Ho Chi Minh City to solve the difficulties facing the city. caused by the COVID-19 epidemic.

This is one of the practical activities of the Vietnamese community abroad in response to the “Letter calling on overseas Vietnamese and the Vietnamese community abroad” to join hands and contribute to the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic. 19 of the Chairman of the Committee for Overseas Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City.

In recent times, facing the difficulties of Ho Chi Minh City people when implementing social distancing to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic, 365 Group and Pacific Foods have implemented many volunteer activities such as organizing 0 VND Supermarket, charity meal; Donating goods and food to poor people, people facing difficulties due to the COVID-19 epidemic and supporting anti-epidemic frontline forces in the city.

Source: Vietnamese