HCM City musical performance commemorate COVID-19 victims and support orphans

VietnamNews - Sep 17, 2026

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic caused profound loss, daily life has returned to normal for most people. But for many children who lost their fathers or mothers, the void left by the loss of a parent remains.

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