HCM City approves largest-ever relief package to support COVID-hit people
(VOVWORLD) - HCM city authorities have approved the largest-ever relief package worth more than 320 million USD to support people affected by COVID-19.
 Around 2 million households with more than 6 million people in HCM City need assistance. (Photo: VNA) |
The package targets more than 7.3 million people regardless of their permanent or temporary residence in the city.
People eligible for the support include members of poor and near-poor households, those who are made jobless by the pandemic and their dependents, and needy migrant workers living in the city. Each of them will receive 1 million VND (44 USD).
According to the municipal People’s Committee, around 2 million households with more than 6 million people in the country’s biggest economic centre need assistance.