Vietnam commemorates Covid-19 victims
A requiem was held in HCM City on Thursday to commemorate those who died from Covid-19.
A requiem was held in HCM City to commemorate people who died from Covid-19 on November 18.
Monks recited sutras and made offerings to the victims.
Authorities in HCM City have set up teams to receive and handle corpses and burials, cremations, transportation and delivery of the dead Covid-19 patients’ ashes to their families.
On November 19, various ceremonies will be held simultaneously in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to commemorate the people who lost their lives to Covid-19.
Candle lighting rituals will also be performed in Thu Duc City and all districts of HCM City to pay tribute to victims in the pandemic. All religious establishments in the city will ring bells and vessels at ports will blow their horns.
The city asks residents to turn off lights and light candles in memory of the deceased at the same moment.
Meanwhile, districts located along Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe and Tau Hu-Ben Nghe canals will release coloured lanterns at 8:35 pm the same day.
The fourth and biggest Covid-19 wave that started in late April has claimed more than 23,300 lives in Vietnam, including over 17,000 in HCM City.
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