Chairman of the Board of Directors, General Director of Golden Time Group Nguyễn Khắc Đồi (left) hands over medical protective suits to President of the VNRC Nguyễn Thị Xuân Thu at a ceremony on Monday in Hà Nội. — VNS Photo Thanh Hải

HÀ NỘI —The Golden Time Group donated 5,540 medical suits worth VNĐ1 billion (US$43,000) to the Việt Nam Red Cross Society (VNRC) at a ceremony today in Hà Nội.

The suits will be given to front line health workers at hospitals in Hà Nội and HCM City to ensure their safety as they battle the COVID-19 epidemic.

Chairman of the Board of Directors, General Director of Golden Time Group Nguyễn Khắc Đồi said that it was a sincere contribution that came from the hearts of his company and employees.

“We would like to express our sincere thanks to the Government, the front line teams of doctors and nurses, and the other forces fighting to prevent the COVID-19 epidemic in Việt Nam,” Đồi said.

“The VNRC highly appreciates this timely support from Golden Time Group in this critical period. The donation of medical protective clothing will ensure more safety for front line forces participating in the prevention of COVID-19,” said President of the VNRC Nguyễn Thị Xuân Thu.

The VNRC said the donation would be given to front line medical facilities where doctors are directly treating COVID-19 patients, such as the Central Tropical Disease Hospital, Bạch Mai Hospital, Saint Pauls, the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Chợ Rẫy Hospital, and Cần Giờ and Củ Chi Field hospitals, as well as Red Cross volunteers participating in COVID-19 prevention efforts. — VNS