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Vietnam presents face masks to UK, Ireland

The Embassy of Vietnam in the UK handed over 135,000 antimicrobial face masks to authorities of London and Wales on July 2 (local time) to support the fight against COVID-19.
Vietnam presents face masks to UK, Ireland ảnh 1 Ambassador Tran Ngoc An (fourth from left) presents the face masks to authorities of London (Photo: VNA)

London (VNA) – The Embassy of Vietnam in the UKhanded over 135,000 antimicrobial face masks to authorities of London and Waleson July 2 (local time) to support the fight against COVID-19.

This is the first batch of a total of 500,000 masks fromVietnam which will be sent to over 30 localities and organisations of the UKand Ireland.

At the handover ceremony, Ambassador Tran Ngoc An underlinedthe thriving and close-knit cooperation between Vietnam and the UK, as the twocountries are marking the 10th year of their bilateral strategic partnershipthis year.

The 500,000 masks from budget carrier Vietjet Air to the UKdemonstrate the sound bilateral relations with proactive engagement of firms,organisations and people, he noted.

London is among the first UK localities to make wearingmasks mandatory when using public transport, in an effort to curb the spread ofCOVID-19.

Cheryl Dennis, head of Wales’ London Office, thanked theVietnamese Government and people for the support and vowed to distribute themasks to the people in need./. 

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