Phnom Penh (VNA) - The Khmer-Vietnam Association inPhnom Penh provided hundreds of relief packs on April 14 to Cambodian-Vietnameseand Khmer people affected by COVID-19.
The effort is part of the association’s emergency supportprogramme and assistance received from the Vietnam Business Club in Cambodia(VBCC), the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia, and a number of agencies andbenefactors at home.
Association Chairman Sim Chy said that after the local healthministry informed it of the COVID-19 situation in Cambodia, it asked Cambodian-Vietnamesepeople to proactively take preventive measures. No cases of infection have beenreported in the community, he added.
The association is presenting 200 relief packs to the most disadvantaged on April 14and 15, which include rice, face masks, hand sanitiser, and cash, to mark CholChnam Thmey - the Khmer new year.
Overthe past month, the association, along with the Vietnamese General Consulates inSihanoukville and Battambang, has carried out a range of support activities./.