Dong Thap authorities praise religious organizations, individuals for supporting Covid-19 prevention
04/09/2020
A delegation of Dong Thap provincial government on April 8 visited and presented to certificates of merits to religious organizations and individuals for honoring their practical contributions in the Covid-19 prevention and control.
The delegation was led by Chairman of Dong Thap provincial Party Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilization cum Chairman of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee Lê Thành Công.
Reportedly, for supporting efforts in preventing the spread of the nCov epidemic, the exexcutive committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s chapter in Dong Thap has donated 200 million VND; the VBS’s executive board in the province’s Cao Lanh city has raised funds amongst Buddhists and locals for presenting 51,125 free facemasks to local people, worth 306 million VND; Van Loi pagoda in Cao Lanh city supported 800 kg of rice; pagodas of Kim Hue and Phuoc Hung and Hoa Khanh Catholic church donated 500 kg or rice, 200 kg of fruits and vegetables, etc, worth 43.5 million VND.
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