Over $80mln in social insurance paid to Covid-19 sufferers
Social insurance agencies paid sickness benefits due to Covid-19 to more than 1,453,700 beneficiaries in the first four months of 2022, totaling over VND1.9 trillion ($82.64 million). More than 85.3 million people are now covered by health insurance, or 87.44 per cent of the population. Over 13.4 million have unemployment insurance, or 26.57 per cent of the workforce.