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Vietnamese expats join Czech Republic’s efforts to fight COVID-19

Vietnamese expatriates in Ustí nad Labem - Ústecký kraj, the Czech Republic, have present gifts worth nearly 200,000 CZK (over 9,000 USD) to medical workers in Chomutov and Kadaň cities.
Vietnamese expats join Czech Republic’s efforts to fight COVID-19 ảnh 1Vietnamese expatriates present gifts to medical workers in Kadaň city. (Photo: VNA)
Prague (VNA) – Vietnamese expatriates in Ustí nad Labem - Ústeckýkraj, the Czech Republic, have present gifts worth nearly200,000 CZK (over 9,000 USD) to medical workers in Chomutov and Kadaň cities.

The gifts included confectionery, coffee, water and shopping vouchers, among others.

Vice President of the Vietnamese People Chapter in Chomutov city Pham TheQuang said that the move aims to express gratitude to medical workers, who havedirectly confronted risks of COVID-19 infection to aid patients and help to prevent the spread of the pandemic over the past year.

Particularly, they have worked relentlessly to care for the patients, includingVietnamese citizens, he added.

The Vietnamese community has been commended for their contributions tothe host nation. At the outset of 2020, the community donated more than 252,000CZK to support people with disabilities, and upgrade the fire-fighting system atsponsorship centres for people with disabilities in Chomutov, following a fireat a sponsorship centre that killed eight people and injured 30 others.

The community has also joined hands with local authorities to fight against theCOVID-19 pandemic through sewing face masks and providing food for frontlineworkers. Besides, it mobilised some 300,000 CZK to buy ventilators for Maysarykhospital./.

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