Over 10 billion VND mobilized for COVID-19 fight in Facebook campaign

More than 10 billion VND (nearly 427,000 USD) in cash and in-kind was mobilized within two weeks in support of medical workers, COVID-19 patients and people in quarantine under the #SocialForGoodVN campaign.

Carried out by Facebook, the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC), Vietnamese artists, partners and businesses, the #SocialForGoodVN Livestream lasted for one hour on Facebook on April 17, with over 15 million post reaches, some 5.4 million views and more than 700 shares.

As part of the program, the campaign #ỞNhàLàNhất that aims to encourage people to stay at home and share tips on household chores has also received an active response from artists and Facebook users.

VRC Central Committee President Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu thanked Facebook, artists, businesses and the public for their efforts in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, saying their contributions will not only support medical workers but also help to promote disease prevention and control activities, especially communication efforts./.

VNA