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Vietnam receives ultra-low temperature freezers from US

The Health Ministry’s National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology held a ceremony in Hanoi on October 12 to receive 77 ultra-low temperature freezers donated by the US.
Vietnam receives ultra-low temperature freezers from US ảnh 1At the event (Photo: suckhoedoisong.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Health Ministry’s National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiologyheld a ceremony in Hanoi on October 12 to receive 77 ultra-low temperaturefreezers donated by the US.

Speaking at theevent, Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong highlighted the significanceof the donation, saying that it is a meaningful gesture that is a great source of encouragement for the Vietnamese Government and people amid thecurrent difficult period.

Vietnam receives ultra-low temperature freezers from US ảnh 2The ultra-low temperature freezers are donated by the US. (Photo: VNA)

He said previously,the US Government also presented and provided 9.5 million doses of Moderna and Pfizervaccines to Vietnam via COVAX Facility mechanism when the entire Vietnamesepolitical system and people were striving to control the spread of thepandemic.

Chargéd'Affaires a.i at the US Embassy in Vietnam Christopher Klein, for his part, recalled that Vietnam had presented millions of personal protective suits to theUS during the hardest period of fighting the pandemic last year.

He expressed hisbelief that with cooperation, the countries will defeat the pandemic./.

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