At the hand-over ceremony (Photo: VNA) Pretoria (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassyin South Africa on May 26 presented a package of food and protective equipmentto a representative of Mbizana district, Eastern Cape province – one of thelocalities hardest hit by COVID-19 in the African nation.
Speaking at the event,Vietnamese Ambassador to South Africa Hoang Van Loi said the gift reflects the Vietnamese Government and peoples' sentiments to and solidarity with the South African government and people in the fight against thepandemic.
He expressed his belief thatunder the leadership of the South African government led by President CyrilRamaphosa, people in South Africa and Mbizana district in particular willovercome difficulties, thus creating conditions for bilateral diplomatic ties.
Governor of Mbizana districtDaniswa Mafumbatha, for her part, hailed Vietnam as an example in the fightagainst COVID-19 and wished that Vietnam would share its experience with theAfrican country.
She said Mbizana has a population about 320,000 people, 70 percent of them are young people and jobless.Therefore, the Vietnam’s gift reflects the continuation of traditional relationshipbetween the Communist Party of Vietnam and the ruling African NationalCongress.
The South African NationalDepartment of Health said as of the end of May 26, the country recorded 24,262 patientsinfected with SARS-Cov-2, including 524 deaths.
Eastern Cape reported the country's third largest number of infections with 2,864 cases, accounting for 11.8percent of the total nationwide./.
