People wear masks to prevent COVID-19 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Photo: VNA) The aid washanded over to Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam Chhay Navuth by Nguyen Huy Tang,deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations,on April 23.
The VietnameseParty, State and people keep a close watch on the COVID-19 situation in Cambodiaand wish to share the difficulties facing the country, Tang said at thehand-over ceremony.
He expressed his beliefthat under the leadership of Cambodian People's Party President and Prime Minister Hun Sen and with the solidarity ofCambodians and support of international friends, Cambodia will soon contain thepandemic.
With this assistance,together with another aid package of 200,000 USD from the VietnameseGovernment, which was granted to Cambodia earlier, Vietnam hopes to join the anti-COVID-19efforts of the Cambodian Government and people, he said.
CambodianAmbassador Chhay Navuth stressed that these aid packages demonstrate the specialsentiment between the two countries’ Parties, States, and peoples, sayingVietnam’s timely support has served as a source of encouragement for Cambodiain its efforts.
The ambassadoralso lauded the achievements Vietnam has recorded in fighting COVID-19 andmaintaining socio-economic development.
Cambodia reported654 new COVID-19 cases on April 23, pushing the total number of infections to nearly 9,000.
The country’stotal number of COVID-19 is now 8,848, of which 8,301 are linked tothe February 20 Community Event. Fatalities reached 61./.
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