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Vietnam presents medical supplies to Myanmar amidst COVID-19

The Vietnamese government has presented medical supplies, including 325,000 medical masks worth 20,000 USD, to Myanmar amidst COVID-19.
Vietnam presents medical supplies to Myanmar amidst COVID-19 ảnh 1The Vietnamese government has presented medical supplies to Myanmar amidst COVID-19. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese governmenthas presented medical supplies, including 325,000 medical masks worth 20,000 USD, to Myanmaramidst COVID-19.

The medical supplies were handed over to the Myanmarside by Vietnamese Ambassador Ly Quoc Tuan at Yangon international airport onOctober 15.

The Myanmar side thanked theVietnamese government for its timely support as Myanmar is facing a shortage ofmedical supplies.

On October 14, Ambassador Chu Cong Phung, President ofthe Vietnam-Myanmar Friendship Association, handed over 540.75 million VND and42 boxes of medical supplies to the Myanmar Embassy in Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City that set up a twinning relationshipwith Myanmar’s Yangon region has also presented more than 13,000 masks to theMyanmar side./.
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