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Foreigners in Khanh Hoa get support

In the midst of difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, departments, sectors and socio-political organisations in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa have spent the local pandemic prevention and control fund and mobilised resources to support foreigners living and working in the locality.
Foreigners in Khanh Hoa get support ảnh 1Russians in Khanh Hoa receiving gifts (Photo: VNA)
Khanh Hoa (VNA) - In the midst of difficulties caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic, departments, sectors and socio-political organisations inthe south-central province of Khanh Hoa have spent the local pandemicprevention and control fund and mobilised resources to support foreignersliving and working in the locality.

Russian-language teacher Kontrabayeva Gulzhan said that sincethe COVID-19 outbreak in Khanh Hoa, she has to stay at home and has no income.She rents an apartment for 4 million VND (175 USD) a month, but for manymonths, she has no money to pay for the house and electricity and water costsas well. Thanks to the assistance from the Vietnam - Russia FriendshipAssociation in Khanh Hoa province, the landlord has reduced the rent to 2.5million VND a month.

She said she and many friends are very grateful for the helpof Khanh Hoa people at this time.

Like Gulzhan, Larisa and Denis Dugina, aRussian couple living in Nha Trang city, have received much support fromlocals.

They shared their impressions with efforts made by localauthorities and people to ensure that no one is left behind.

Foreigners in Khanh Hoa get support ảnh 2Russians in Khanh Hoa receiving gifts (Photo: VNA)
Nguyen Thi Thu Thanh, Chairwoman of the Vietnam - RussiaFriendship Association in Khanh Hoa province, said that the association has visitedand presented gifts to Russians facing difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The association wishes to give the best support andhelp to foreign friends living here. Over the past few months, in the contextof the complicated developments of the pandemic, we have tried our best to helpour Russian friends,” emphasised Thanh.

Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs DuongNam Khanh said that the province is home to more than 3,000 foreigners. Due toimpacts of the pandemic, many foreigners working in the tourism industry are facingmany difficulties and forced to quit their jobs and stay at home.

The department has called for support from donors to helpthem, and created the best conditions for them to ensure their health andsafety. To date, more than 250 foreigners in Khanh Hoa have been vaccinatedagainst COVID-19./.
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