Vietnamese in Italy join hands to support Da Nang Hospital to fight COVID-19

Da Nang Hospital (Photo: thanhtravietnam.vn)

“Although we know that our donation is like a grain of sand at sea, we still want to express our sincere and close feelings, offering mutual support to those who are in trouble right now," the representative of the Italy-Vietnam Mutual Assistance Association in Italy shared.

In a letter to the Vietnamese community in Italy, the Italy-Vietnam Mutual Assistance Association expressed that at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, Vietnam had only recorded 415 COVID-19 cases and had had no deaths.

This success is due to appropriate and timely preventive measures of the government: from intensive management to the smallest units to detect and promptly address infection cases, to quarantine, social distance, and effective communication on pandemic prevention measures.

However, after many days when Vietnam recorded no cases among the community, a "new wave of COVID-19 pandemic" began on July 25 from the tourist city of Da Nang. Therefore, the Italy-Vietnam Mutual Assistance Association decided to launch a donation drive to support Da Nang Hospital's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Representatives of the Italy-Vietnam Mutual Assistance Association, in coordination with Da Nang city’s Department of Foreign Affairs, will send the amount of 4,200 EUR to Da Nang Hospital to join hands in response to the COVID-19 pandemic./.