Vietnam Airlines, Vinpearl offer 5,000 trips to frontline COVID-19 health workers
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and Vingroup’s Vinpearl JSC will present 5,000 five-star trips to health workers on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19.
Hanoi (VNA) - National flagcarrier Vietnam Airlines and Vingroup’s Vinpearl JSC will present 5,000 five-startrips to health workers on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19.
Under a specialprogramme proposed to the Ministry of Health, each medical worker will receivea round-trip ticket and a stay of three days and two nights at one of Vinpearl’sfive-star resorts after the pandemic has passed.
Each healthworker can go with three family members, with two receiving a 75 percentdiscount on airline tickets.
A representativefrom the Ministry of Health said the involvement of companies such as VietnamAirlines and Vinpearl will give medical workers an added boost as they fight thepandemic.
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