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HCM City Buddhist Sangha donates ambulances to help with COVID-19 prevention, control

25/8/21
The ambulances, worth some 7.2 billion VND (around 316,000 USD), will be handed over to hospitals in the city serving the transportation of COVID-19 patients.

Responding to the call of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the Ho Chi Minh City Buddhist Sangha has donated six ambulances to support the prevention and control of COVID-19.

The ambulances, worth some 7.2 billion VND (around 316,000 USD), will be handed over to hospitals in the city serving the transportation of COVID-19 patients.

At the handover ceremony, Nguyen Thanh Nhan, Director of the Department of Home Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City, sincerely thanked the city's Buddhist Sangha for the timely and meaningful support.

He said with the support from the central and local governments, the efforts of the city government and the cooperation of the people of all ethnicities and religions, Ho Chi Minh City will soon eradicate the epidemic.

Funding for the purchase of the ambulances is contributed by the Tuong Nguyen Pagoda Charity Association and various benefactors.

Over the past two months, the Tuong Nguyen Pagoda Charity Association has provided more than 1.2 million free meals, distributed more than 25,000 gifts including necessities and rice to residents affected by the pandemic, and donated thousands of oxygen tanks, 50 ventilators, hundreds of thousands of N95 masks, protective suits and other goods worth a total over 72 billion VND./.

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For A Peace World 25/8/21 21:35

An additional 115 volunteers who are dignitaries and followers of religions began joining frontliners in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City

John Smith 25/8/21 21:38

Religious organizations are being with the Government in the fight against the Covid-19

Gentle Moon 25/8/21 21:42

In this Covid time, we could see the unity of Vietnamese people that are powerful and can defeat all dificulites

LawrenceSamuels 25/8/21 21:44

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Ho Chi Minh City had sent an official dispatch to authorized agencies, proposing the use of its religious establishments as temporary COVID-19 treatment hospitals and quarantine facilities for Buddhist monks and nuns.

Duncan 25/8/21 21:46

this move will contribute to reducing the medical burden that is currently putting great pressure on hospitals and medical centres in HCM City.

Herewecome 25/8/21 21:49

local religious dignitaries are sending volunteers to join the frontliners in the fight against the pandemic to reduce the burden on medical workers and help care for active patients.

Me Too! 25/8/21 21:50

The solidarity and sharing of resources and sentiments from provinces and cities throughout the country, and from people, religious organisations, dignitaries and followers are a great motivation and spiritual encouragement to the frontliners, thus creating the combined strength to help the city soon defeat the pandemic

Robinson Jones 25/8/21 21:51

the city's VBS will continue to encourage monks, nuns and Buddhist followers to take part in the fight.

Enda Thompson 25/8/21 21:53

Earlier, 385 religious volunteers participated in COVID-19 prevention and control activities at the city’s COVID-19 treatment hospitals

Egan 25/8/21 21:57

This shows clearly of the freedom of religion in Vietnam, no one can deny this fact

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