Chinese locality presents medical supplies to Quang Ninh
Representatives from the northern border province of Quang Ninh received medical supplies from Dongxing city and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in China at a ceremony held at Bac Luan II Bridge in Mong Cai city on February 8.
At the handover ceremony (Photo: VNA)The aid included 5,000 personal protective suits, 2,000 pairs of protective glasses, and 1.8 tonnes of disinfectant from Dongxing.
The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, meanwhile, presented 420,000 surgical masks and 992 bottles of sanitiser.
Quang Ninh is one of Vietnam’s new COVID-19 hotpots. As of the morning of February 8, the province had recorded 47 community infections in this latest outbreak, which began on January 27./.
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