Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on January 20 visited and delivered gifts to border guards, medical staff, and needy families in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh as the Lunar New Year (Tet) is just around the corner.
Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan meets officers and soldiers at the My Long border guard station. (Photo: VNA)
Tra Vinh (VNA) – Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on January 20 visited anddelivered gifts to border guards, medical staff, and needy families in theMekong Delta province of Tra Vinh as the Lunar New Year (Tet) is just around thecorner.
On the day, she met officers and soldiers at the My Long border guard station inCau Ngang district, during which Xuan asked the forces to continue defending the national sovereignty over seas and islands andhelping the locality capitalise on maritime resources.
She also visited medicalpersonnel at the No. 1 COVID-19 treatment hospital as well as beneficiaries ofsocial welfare policies and disadvantaged families in Chau Thanh district.
On the occasion,the Vice President handed over 650 gifts to poor households, those affected byCOVID-19, and needy students; as well as 14 charity houses to beneficiaries of social welfare policies.
Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai presents gifts to revolutionary contributors in Son La (Photo: VNA)
On the same day, Secretary of the Party Central Committee andDeputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai visited andpresented gifts to disadvantaged families and workers and COVID-19-affectedpeople in the northwestern mountainous province of Son La.
He also had a working sessionwith local authorities, during which he requested the province continuecoming up with more measures for a flexible adaptation to the pandemic,sustaining production, protecting residents’ wellbeing, and tackling employmentissue, among others.
It is necessary to implement vaccination campaigns as scheduled and ensure goods supply for people around the upcomingLunar New Year holiday, the official said./.
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Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan meets officers and soldiers at the My Long border guard station. (Photo: VNA) 
Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai presents gifts to revolutionary contributors in Son La (Photo: VNA) 
