Vietnam presents antibacterial face masks to US
Hanoi (VNA) –
The Vietnamese Government on April 16 presented 200,000 antibacterial cloth face
masks to the US government and people to support them in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
On this occasion, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc also presented 50,000 medical face masks to the White House.
Speaking at the ceremony
to hand over the medical supplies to the US, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Bui Thanh Son said Vietnam and the US have taken
effective cooperation steps in preventing and combating COVID-19 both
bilaterally and multilaterally, adding that the two countries have
provided mutual support in terms of medical equipment and experience as well as
citizen protection.
Vietnam will continue
working closely with the US to push back the pandemic soon and mitigate
negative impacts caused by COVID-19, he said.
On behalf of US President
Donald Trump and the US people, US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink
said in the spirit of the bilateral comprehensive partnership, the US will
continue to coordinate closely, maintain the sharing of information and
strengthen cooperation with Vietnam in protecting health and safety of people
and in joint efforts to cope with the pandemic./.