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Online concert to raise funds for doctors in COVID-19 fight

More than 60 Vietnamese singers, composers and theatre artists at home and abroad will take part in a livestream concert on YouTube to raise funds to support doctors and frontline workers in Da Nang and Quang Nam province in the central region in the fight against COVID-19.
Online concert to raise funds for doctors in COVID-19 fight ảnh 1Singer Dam Vinh Hung (Source: VNA)


HCMCity (VNS/VNA)  — More than 60Vietnamese singers, composers and theatre artists at home and abroad will takepart in a livestream concert on YouTube to raise funds to support doctorsand frontline workers in Da Nang and Quang Nam province in the central region inthe fight against COVID-19. 

Popstars Thanh Lam, Hong Nhung and Dam Vinh Hung will be featured withVietnamese-American singers Bang Kieu, Quang Dung and Minh Tuyet.

Famouscomedic artist Hoai Linh and cai luong (reformedopera) star Thoai My will also be included. 

Theartists, who returned to the country during the pandemic, will share theirexperiences and stories about the doctors and frontline workers theyhave met. They will discuss their 14-day life in quarantine zones.

“Allof the concert’s artists will perform for free. They hope their art willencourage doctors, nurses, healthcare workers and others in the fight againstthe COVID-19 virus,” said theatre director Hoang Nhat Nam, a member of theconcert’s organising board. 

“Peopleare encouraged to send their donations to addresses and bank accountsoffered by the organisers during the concert,” he said. 

MissVietnam 2016 Do My Linh and Miss World Vietnam 2019 Luong Thuy Linh sent 50million VND (2,100 USD) and 20 million VND, respectively, to the concert.They raised more than 247 million VND from individuals and organisations.All of the proceeds will be sent to the Da Nang Department of Labour,Invalids and Social Affairs and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committeein Da Nang. 

Thethree-hour concert is scheduled to begin at 7pm on August 9./.

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