Overseas Vietnamese in Voronezh support locals in COVID-19 fight
The Vietnamese community in Voronezh city has organised some charitable activities to support local residents as the COVID-19 pandemic is spreading in Russia.
The Vietnamese association in Voronezh hands over medical face masks and gloves to a social protection agency of the city (Photo: VNA)Moscow (VNA) – The Vietnamese community in Voronezh city has organised some charitable activities to support local residents as the COVID-19 pandemic is spreading in Russia.
Pham Ngoc Trung, chairman of the Vietnamese association in Voronezh, on April 28 led a delegation to present medical face masks and gloves to a social protection agency of the city, and gift packages to 70 local households with difficult circumstances.
Amid impacts caused by the pandemic, the association has had activities to joint hands with the municipal authority to share difficulties with locals, especially poor households, Trung said.
Members of the association always contribute to the city's social and cultural activities every year, and have been appreciated by the municipal authority, he added.
According to Trung, about 1,000 Vietnamese people are living, working and studying in Voronezh. They have strictly implemented disease prevention measures as recommended by local health authorities. No Vietnamese people in Voronezh have to date infected with the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2./.
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