The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the central city of Da Nang on July 31 received donations from domestic enterprises in support of the fight against COVID-19.
Da Nang (VNA)– The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the central city of Da Nang on July31 received donations from domestic enterprises in support of the fight againstCOVID-19.
Speaking at the event,Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Huynh Duc Tho said the local peopleand authorities are grateful to businesses, philanthropists and peoplenationwide for supporting the city over the past time.
Many businesses handedover a big amount of cash and donations like Vingroup with 100 VFS-510 ventilatorsworth 18.5 billion VND (804,000 USD), Tuan Chau Group 2 billion VND, Vietnam Electricity 1 billion VND, Heineken Vietnam Brewery – Da NangCo.Ltd 1 billion VND, the Central Power Corporation 500 million VND, amongothers.
🅘 A Vingroup representativesaid the group is ready to lend medical equipment and deploy medical staff fromits Vinmec hospital system to assist the field hospital which is being built inDa Nang. The Vinmec Da Nang general hospital is also willing to receivepatients in need of special treatment like bone and brain injury at the expenseof health insurance or those charged by public hospitals./.
Samples for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 tests will be taken from close to 3,000 people in high-risk areas near three hospitals in the central city of Da Nang that have links with dozens of new COVID-19 infections reported over the past week.
The Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control of Da Nang central city of on July 31 decided to set up one more field hospital in Hoa Vang district’s medical centre, aiming to serve the reception of and treatment for COVID-19 patients.
It is likely the new outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic originated initially in central Da Nang city, and in the coming days more data will be monitored, updated and analysed for official confirmation, experts have said.
The field hospital at Hoa Vang district’s medical centre is ready to serve COVID-19 infected patients from August 1 morning to share difficulties with the Da Nang Hospital which is being overloaded in the disease check-ups and treatment.
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At the event (Photo: VNA) 
