Cambodia presents medical equipment to Vietnam’s current largest COVID-19 hotspot
Wednesday, 21/07/2021 09:57 (GMT+7)
One of two flights carrying medical equipment, which comprises 1 million medical face masks, 100,000 N95 face masks, 100 five-litre oxygen generators and cash worth USD200,000 as gifts from the Cambodian Government to Vietnam’s current largest COVID-19 hotspot, Ho Chi Minh City, landed at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport, on July 19.
Representative from the Cambodian Government presents the gifts to Ho Chi Minh City’s leader. (Photo: NDO)
During the presenting ceremony, Youk Sambath, Secretary of State under the Cambodian Ministry of Health, representing the Cambodian Government and people, sent regards to Ho Chi Minh City, curently the locality worst affected by COVID-19, saying that the gifts are evidence of the time-honoured friendship and solidarity between Cambodia and Vietnam, nurtured by generations of leaders and peoples of both countries.
She also expressed her hope that the Vietnamese city will promptly control the pandemic for stabilizing people’s lives and resuming production.
Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc thanked Prime Minister Samdech Hunsen, the Royal Government and people of Cambodia for their support of Vietnam in general and Ho Chi Minh City in particular. “The city commits to transparently and wisely allocate the gifts,” he said.
He added that he believed the two countries would succeed in controlling the pandemic for resuming economic and trade cooperation, and further strengthening the neighbourly relationship./.
Compiled by BTA
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