The donors included the Hong Ngoc Hospital which presented 20,000 samplecollection kits worth 2 billion VND (over 86,200 USD), and the Vingroup which alsodonated 20,000 sample collection kits worth 1.2 billion VND.
Chairwoman of the VFF Committee of Hanoi Nguyen Lan Huong said Hanoi hasdone well in containing the pandemic in the first and second phase, but thecity is facing certain difficulties at present.
She said to ease the burden on the Government and the medical sector,the support of organisations, businesses and philanthropists is valuable.
Earlier, on August 11, the Vietnam Dairy Products JSC(Vinamilk) also presented 50,000 COVID-19 samplecollection kits worth 5 billon VND (214,676 USD) to Hanoi.
On August 6, a meeting of the municipal steering committee forCOVID-19 prevention and control unveiled that Hanoi was facing difficultiespurchasing medical equipment for testing. Local authorities and healthdepartment have asked philanthropists to donate kits for Real-time – PRC tests.
All medical facilitiesin the capital are capable of testing between 9,000 and 10,000 samples a day./.