Ho Chi Minh City intensifies swimming practices against drowning
Chủ Nhật, 02/06/2019, 19:49
The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on June 1 held a ceremony to launch a movement encouraging locals to practice swimming against drowning.
Besides helping participants reduce the risk of drowning, swimming can improve their stature and health in general, the official highlighted.
Participants were briefed and guided on popular swimming styles and also first-aid skills to help drowning people.
Statistics show that in Vietnam, drowning is blamed for about deaths each ear, 2,000 of them children in rural areas.
VNA