Vietnam spends US$1.9bil for Covid-19 fight in 2022


HANOI, Jan 7(Xinhua): Vietnam spent nearly 45.1 trillion Vietnamese dong (US$1.9 billion) from the state budget for the Covid-19 prevention and control work in 2022, local newspaper Nhan Dan (People) has reported this week, citing the country's health ministry.

The amount was lower than over 51.2 trillion Vietnamese dong (US$2.2 billion) spent in 2021, the ministry announced at the second extraordinary meeting of the 15th National Assembly.

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