Ho Chi Minh City is providing social assistance; sectors, agencies and units at all levels, businesses, benefactors of city districts and Thu Duc City are also joining hands with the city to protect, take care of, support and help the lonely elderly and orphans to overcome difficulties.
The Municipal Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs is drafting the program of mobilizing financial sources to support and take care of those people affected by Covid-19. Particularly, benefactors have stood sponsor to 215 children so far with support from VND1 million (US$44) to VND3 million (US$132) for each child a month in the period of one to 15 years.
As for newborn babies from their Covid-19 infectious mothers from April 27 to September 30, they will be supported VND1 million(US$44) per case and orphaned children affected by the pandemic will be received VND2 million (US$88) from the National Fund for Vietnamese Children.