Hoa Binh presents face masks to frontline forces fighting COVID-19

4/3/2020 - 2:59:06 PM

(HBO) – The aid board under the Standing Committee of the Hoa Binh province’s Fatherland Front (VFF) on March 31 handed over 45,000 face masks to forces at the frontline in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hoa Binh VFF handed over face masks to forces at the frontline in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The face masks will be distributed to 20 organisations and establishments, including the Hoa Binh General Hospital, the provincial military school, the public security school, the province’s Association of the Elderly, along with the provincial Party Committee’s commissions for information and education, inspection, internal affairs and organisation, the provincial VFF committee and 10 districts and city in the province.

The masks, made of antibacterial cloth, were given by the Hoa Lam Group to support the province’s efforts in COVID-19 prevention and control, in response to a call of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.

Provincial officials personally handed over the aid to the general hospitals of the province and Hoa Binh city, the provincial police department and the provincial military school. Meanwhile, other organisations and establishments received their share at the storage facility of the provincial VFF committee to prevent the gathering of a large number of people in one place.

* Earlier the same day, the aid board under the standing board of the provincial Fatherland Front committee received donations for the COVID-19 fight, namely 100 million VND (4,260 USD) from the provincial federation of labour, 20 million VND from the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam – Hoa Binh branch, and 45,000 face masks from the Hoa Lam Group.

Head of the provincial Party Committee’s board for mass mobilisation and President of the provincial Fatherland Front committee Nguyen Thi Oanh thanked the donors for their support and pledged to promptly distribute the relief to those who are most in need.

As of March 31, nine organisations and individuals in Hoa Binh province and other localities had presented more than 216.73 million VND and 45,000 face masks./.

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