Vietnam presents gift to South Africa to fight COVID-19
Pretoria (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy
in South Africa on May 26 presented a package of food and protective equipment
to a representative of Mbizana district, Eastern Cape province – one of the
localities 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 the
pandemic.
He expressed his belief that
under the leadership of the South African government led by President Cyril
Ramaphosa, people in South Africa and Mbizana district in particular will
overcome difficulties, thus creating conditions for bilateral diplomatic ties.
Governor of Mbizana district
Daniswa Mafumbatha, for her part, hailed Vietnam as an example in the fight
against COVID-19 and wished that Vietnam would share its experience with the
African 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 relationship
between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the ruling African National
Congress.
The South African National
Department of Health said as of the end of May 26, the country recorded 24,262 patients
infected with SARS-Cov-2, including 524 deaths.
Eastern Cape reported the country's third largest number of infections with 2,864 cases, accounting for 11.8
percent of the total nationwide./.