Thursday, 16/04/2020 08:31 (GMT+7)
Chairman of the Standing Commission on Law and Order under the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly Alexander Kushchak recently thanked Vietnamese citizens for supporting the city’s Pokrovsk Hospital in the fight against the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic.
Cloth face mask sewed by Vietnamese citizens are placed in a public bench for local Russian (Photo: vnexpress.net)
Previously, overseas Vietnamese in the city presented over 600 pairs of medical socks to health workers at the hospital with direct contact with COVID-19 patients.
The Chairman also highly appreciated Vietnam as a good example to combat COVID-19 pandemic.
According to him, strict physical distancing and social unity have helped Vietnam avoid the serious consequences caused by the disease in Europe and the US.
Russia’s Komsomolskaya Pravda (Komsomol Truth) newspaper also published an article on April 14th with images of Vietnamese citizens presenting free face masks to local residents./.
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