Protective health supplies, such as socks, masks and gloves are donated by Vietnamese people in the Czech Republic to Motol University Hospital in Prague. (Photo: VNA)Prague (VNA) – Vietnamese people in the CzechRepublic have donated thousands of protectivehealth supplies, such as socks, masks and gloves alongside other necessitiesfor local medical workers who are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemicresponse in Prague.
The sought-after items have been collected by Vietnamesevolunteers in just three days in response to the call for help by the NaHomolce Hospital and Motol University Hospital in the capital city.
The donations were presented to the two hospitals on April 6as a gesture of motivation for Czech health workers who have been working dayand night to care for an increasing number of COVID-19 patients.
Deputy Director of Na Homolce Hospital Mgr. IvanaKirchnerova expressed her gratitude for the “wonderful gifts” from theVietnamese community. “We are deeply touched and appreciate what the Vietnamesecommunity has done for us,” she said.
Not only in Prague, similar support has also been sent byVietnamese expats to major hospitals in other cities across the Czech Republic,such as Ostrava, Brno, Plzen and Teplice.
Since early last month, Vietnamese people have shown theirsolidarity with the Czech community in the fight against the COVID-19 through anumber of charity and relief projects.
They have worked alongside locals to make homemade masks to donateto ill-equipped medical, police and emergency units in the European country.
Many Vietnamese restaurants and food stores have offeredpolice as well as health and emergency workers free food and drinks like teaand coffee.
They have also presented thousands of masks and protectivegloves to the governments of Vyssi Brod, Cesky Krumlove, Ricany and Vectek, andhospitals in Znojmo and Prague./.
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