Recently, VietNamNet News has directly given VND 202,200,000 donated by philanthropists nationwide to Border Guard Headquarters of Quang Tri province in order to serve Covid-19 epidemic fighting and border security protection.

On September 10, representative of VietNamNet News on behalf of the philanthropists presented an amount of more than VND 200 million to border force of Quang Tri province.

With a border length on mainland of nearly 180km bordering Laos, since the occurrence of Covid-19 epidemic, hundreds of officers and soldiers of the Border Guard in Quang Tri province have taken turns to work on duty in the condition of "eating in shack, sleeping in forest" for quarantine stop.
 

Border guards chop bamboo and set up shack to block the border against the epidemic

From the time when the Covid-19 epidemic began to appear up to now, Border guards of Quang Tri province have mobilized more than 400 officers and soldiers to be on duty 24 hours a day along the mainland border, sea and islands, not only ensuring Border security but also carrying out epidemic fighting work.

Understanding the difficulties and hardships of the border forces in general, the border guards in Quang Tri province in particular, VietNamNet News cooperated with Border Guard Headquarters of Quang Tri province to develop plan and call for donors to join hands to build semi-solid stop house for border officers and soldiers, contributing to ensuring the prevention and fighting against Covid-19 epidemic right from the beginning of the front line.

For nearly a month of implementing the program, VietNamNet has received the attention and support of many readers, sponsors and donors.

In particular, the Ministry of Construction donated VND 60 million, an enterprise (anonymous) donated VND 60 million, Hung Thinh Corporation (based in Ho Chi Minh City) donated VND 60 million, Golden Top Group. (based in Hai Phong) donated VND 20 million and some readers of VietNamNet supported VND 2.2 million.
 

VietNamNet's representative awarded more than VND 200 million to Quang Tri border force

At the ceremony, Senior Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Xuan Toan - Political Commissar of Border Guard Headquarters of Quang Tri Provincial, shared that he and the collective of border officers and soldiers in Quang Tri were very touched by the affection, interest and sharing of the people and enterprises to the difficulties and hardships of the border force.

“On behalf of the Party Committee of Border Guard Headquarters of Quang Tri Province and the collective of officers and soldiers, I would like to thank VietNamNet, the people and enterprises nationwide join hands to support and share timely during the difficult and hard times of the border forces in general and Quang Tri border guard in particular.

These spiritual and material gifts will be appropriately properly used and allocated by the leaders of Border Guard Headquarters of Quang Tri Province to anti-epidemic solid posts to reinforce and build semi-solid shacks, to help officers and soldiers feel secured to work, especially before the coming stormy season”, shared by Senior Lieutenant Colonel Toan.

Also on this occasion, VietNamNet presented 100 protective suits to Quang Tri border force to participate in fighting against Covid-19 epidemic.

* Source: VietNamNet (Title of the article has been changed)