HCM City has added more than VND4.1 trillion to its relief package for people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. — Photo tuoitre.vn

Thu Duc City and District 12 will each receive an additional VND500 billion, Hoc Mon and Tan Phu districts will get more than VND300 billion, and several other districts will get VND200 billion each.

Some 1.58 million people in difficult circumstances who did not receive support in the last support package in September will get relief this time.

The city People's Committee has instructed localities to distribute the money by January 15.

The list of people receiving support will be published at local people's committees and on bulletin boards and information groups in each area.

District leaders will use their administrator accounts in the SafeID Delivery app to monitor progress. 

According to statistics from the department, during the fourth wave of the pandemic the city rolled out several support packages and spent more than VND12 trillion to aid over 8.8 million people.

But some 1.5 million disadvantaged people have not yet received any relief amount. 

Source: Vietnam News

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