HCM City offers COVID-19 relief to struggling foreigners
HCM City (VNA) - HCM City has provided relief to struggling foreigners living in the city to help them overcome the COVID-19 outbreak.
On April
29, Vice President of the HCM City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO)
Nguyen Van Manh and President of the Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Organisation
Truong Thi Hien presented financial aid to Cuban Consul General to HCM City
Lopez Arguelles to support Cubans in the city who are facing difficulties
because of the pandemic.
Arguelles
thanked the southern city for the aid, saying it will not only encourage Cuban
people to overcome the current hardships but also contribute to strengthening
the special friendship and solidarity between the two countries.
It was
the city’s first relief effort to Cuban expats. HUFO plans to coordinate with
local authorities to raise more funds and goods donations for Cubans and people
from other foreign countries during this challenging time.
On behalf
of the people of HCM City, HUFO President Vuong Duc Hoang Quan handed over
more than 23,000 anti-bacterial and medical masks and 100 litres of
antibacterial liquid to French Consul General to the city Vincent Floreani on April 28 to aid
France’s COVID-19 response.
On the
same day, HUFO collaborated with the Vietnam - India Friendship Organisation
and the Indian Business Chamber in Vietnam to present 5,000 medical masks and
500 bottles of hand sanitiser to students and teachers at the Cao Ba Quat Elementary
School in HCM City’s Phu Nhuan district./.