Vietnamese communities in Russia, Czech Republic join local efforts against COVID-19
The Vietnamese communities in both Russia and the Czech Republic have joined their host country’s efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The Vietnamese community in St. Petersburg has present medical socks to health workers at Pokrovsk Hospital, who have direct contact with COVID-19 patients. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnamese communities in both Russia and the Czech Republic have joined their host country’s efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Representatives from the Vietnamese community in St. Petersburg have presented medical socks to health workers at Pokrovsk Hospital, who have direct contact with COVID-19 patients.
Charity groups in the community have also called on Vietnamese people to raise funds for the hospital to buy medical equipment.
Meanwhile, in the Czech Republic, Vietnamese Ambassador Ho Minh Tuan said that since the first phase of the outbreak the embassy has coordinated with the local Vietnamese community to set up special working groups to provide updated information on COVID-19 and quickly issue warnings.
The embassy has also updated information on Vietnam’s entry-exit regulations for those who wish to return home and promoted prevention efforts undertaken in both countries, he added.
He also noted that the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs has expressed his appreciation of the Vietnamese community joining hands with local authorities in the fight against COVID-19.
Local media, he went on, have carried stories praising the Vietnamese community’s solidarity with the Czech people during this difficult time.
Government leaders of the
two countries earlier held phone talks to discuss stronger coordination in tackling
COVID-19, he added./.
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