The Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee has raised over VND282 billion (over US$12 million) to support the fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic since its fundraising campaign was launched on March 17.

TT Group contributes VND5 billion to the funds (Photo:VNA)

Committee President Tran Thanh Man on March 19 received funds worth nearly VND40 billion (US$1.7 million) from agencies, organisations and individuals at home and abroad.

He said the committee will quickly transfer the funds to support those who are directly involved in the prevention of the pandemic and treatment of patients.

The Ministry of Information and Communications, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, the Health Ministry, and the Vietnam Red Cross Society jointly launched a text message campaign to call for public support for the country’s fight against COVID-19 from March 19 to June 18.

Supporters can donate by texting “CV n” to 1407, of which “n” is the amount they wish to pledge. Each text message will contribute at least VND20,000 to the fund.

All the money pooled by the programme will be used to buy medical equipment, necessities and support COVID-19 patients and those being quarantined.