COVID-19: Vietnam offers medical supplies to foreign armies
The Ministry of Defence and its units have offered medical supplies to the armies of China, Laos, Cuba, Germany, Hungary, and Cambodia in support of their fight against COVID-19.
Medical supplies presented to the Lao army (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Defence and its
units have offered medical supplies to the armies of China, Laos, Cuba, Germany,
Hungary, and Cambodia in support of their fight against COVID-19.
Worth nearly 19 billion VND (826,000 USD), the supplies
include gloves, face masks, protective suits, thermometers, and hand sanitiser,
among others.
The offer is part of the Vietnamese army’s efforts to join
hands with its foreign counterparts to drive back COVID-19, protecting people’s
health and ensuring socio-economic development./.
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