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COVID-19: India helps Vietnam with medical supplies

The Indian Government has presented Vietnam with 300 oxygen concentrators and 100 metric tonnes of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) to help the country in the COVID-19 fight.
COVID-19: India helps Vietnam with medical supplies ảnh 1At the hand-over ceremony (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The Indian Government haspresented Vietnam with 300 oxygenconcentrators and 100 metric tonnes of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) to help the country in the COVID-19 fight.

A hand-over ceremonywas held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 31, with the participation of officialsfrom both sides.

Tran Phuoc Anh, Directorof the municipal Department of Foreign Affairs, thanked the Indian Governmentand people for their valuable and timely support, which is a mirror of the comprehensivestrategic partnership between the two countries.

The aid, given to ChoRay Hospital in HCM City, will significantly contribute to the pandemic combatin Vietnam, Anh said, expressing his hope that with the mutual support andcooperation, Vietnam and India will soon contain the spread of the coronavirus.
COVID-19: India helps Vietnam with medical supplies ảnh 2The Indian Government has presented Vietnam with 300 oxygen concentrators and 100 metric tonnes of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) to help the country in the COVID-19 fight. (Photo: VNA)
Madan Mohan Sethi,India’s Consul General to HCM City, highlighted the fruitful relations betweenthe two countries, and affirmed that India always considers Vietnam atrustworthy, close partner in not only national defence, economy and IT, butalso in health care.

He viewed enhancing cooperationbetween countries as an effective measure to fight COVID-19, saying India standsready to join hands with Vietnam in this regard, especially in the sharing ofknowledge and technology and improving the quality of medical personnel./.
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