Monday, March 08, 2021, 15:00 GMT+7
A health worker receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot at the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases, March 8, 2021. Photo: Duyen Phan / Tuoi Tre
Vietnam started providing COVID-19 vaccinations to health workers in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and northern Hai Duong Province on Monday morning.
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decision signed by Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong on Saturday showed that the 117,600 COVID-19 vaccine doses that Vietnam currently has would be distributed to 13 provinces and cities, 21 hospitals and medical centers, as well as the Ministry of Public Security and Ministry of National Defense.
The process began on Monday morning at four locations in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Hai Duong Province.
An Phat Holdings donates $870,000 to support COVID-19 fight in Hai Duong 17:22 | 26/02/2021
At the headquarters of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hai Duong province, the representative of the Board of Directors of An Phat Holdings has just handed over VND20 billion ($869,570) in cash to the representatives of Hai Duong province to support the province in purchasing COVID-19 vaccines. Â Â
Nguyen Duc Tuan, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hai Duong province (third from left) received the VND20 billion donation from the representative of An Phat Holdings
The donation was presented by Pham Van Tuan, acting deputy CEO of An Phat Holdings, and was received by Nguyen Duong Thai, Chairman of Hai Duong People s Committee and head of the National Assembly delegation of Hai Duong as well as COVID-19 Disease Control and Prevention; Nguyen Duc Tuan, Chairman of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee; and Pham Ma