Businesses spend hundreds of billions of dong to support the fight against Covid-19
Many corporations spend large budgets, supporting the Government to buy vaccines, medical supplies and equipment to prevent Covid-19. Leaders of the Ministry of Health assessed that one of the successful lessons of Vietnam in the previous three epidemics was mobilizing and promoting the strength of national unity, every citizen and every business contributes to the country. against Covid-19. This will also be the driving force to help the whole country soon win the fourth wave of epidemics, which is very complicated. According to statistics of the Ministry of Health, from May 21-28, there were 19 corporations, banking units, corporations, companies and businesses providing financial support to the Vaccine Fund, with a total amount of money including: : 470 billion VND, 1 million USD and 5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine. With a total budget of more than 60 billion VND, since the appearance of the Covid-19 epidemic, Novaland Group has continuously implemented many community support activities such as donating specialized, urgent and high-tech medical equipment. Accompanying the purchase of Covid-19 prevention vaccines to join hands with the community, as well as share the burden with the state budget.
This enterprise also initiated the program "Connecting the community, joining hands to fight the epidemic" with many units and organizations to join hands to contribute and give gifts to those in difficult circumstances due to the impact of the pandemic. Covid-19 epidemic in Ho Chi Minh City as well as some provinces across the country. "Joining hands to contribute to the community, steadfastly committed to a sustainable development strategy, strictly managing risks and complying with the requirements from local disease control agencies to the Government, Novaland believes I think that Vietnam will soon repel the epidemic, so that the economy - society will continue to develop," said a representative of Novaland Group. In addition, many businesses also actively participated and contributed to the Vaccine Fund such as Hoa Phat Group Joint Stock Company with VND 50 billion, Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group with VND 50 billion; Vietnam Electrical Equipment Joint Stock Company sponsored 30 billion VND; VNG Joint Stock Company sponsors 20 billion VND; Maritime Bank financed 20 billion VND; Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) sponsored 30 billion VND.
Novaland Group supported funding, materials and equipment for 115 People's Hospital on April 17.
The Covid-19 vaccine is considered an effective solution and a priority focus in epidemic prevention and control. Vietnam's goal is to get early access, increase vaccine coverage, achieve herd immunity against the Covid-19 epidemic, soon return to normal life, and develop socio-economic. Since May 2020, the Ministry of Health and related ministries and branches have negotiated and accessed all sources of Covid-19 vaccine. Vietnam is one of the first countries in Southeast Asia to sign a contract to buy vaccines from AstraZeneca, and is also one of 92 countries supported by COVAX Facility with 38.9 million doses of vaccine. The Ministry of Health has just negotiated and signed an agreement with Pfrizer to buy 30 million doses of vaccine and has registered with COVAX to buy about 10 million more doses of vaccine under the cost-sharing mechanism and continues to negotiate to buy 20 million more doses. Pfizer vaccine.
Novaland Group donated 10 billion VND to the fund to buy vaccines against epidemics in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province on May 28. From April 27 to now, the fourth wave of disease outbreaks has arisen in 30 provinces and cities, infecting industrial parks, especially in the areas of provinces and cities: Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, Vinh Phuc, Da Nang, Hanoi... The number of new cases since then is 4,096 people.
References as VNexpress