Vietnamese people hand over masks to Mayor of Vestec in Czech Svec Tibor. (Photo: VNA)Prague (VNA) – Vietnamese people in the CzechRepublic have shown solidarity with the local community in combating the newcoronavirus disease (COVID-19) through a number of charity and relief projects,local media reported on March 19.
Medical, police and emergency units in the Czech Republichave suffered shortages of face masks and quick test kits amid the rapid spread of the pandemic across Europe.
To solve this problem, Vietnamese people in the Europeancountry together with the locals have been sewing home-made masks and givingthem to people and places in need.
Meanwhile, Vietnamese restaurants and food stores have alsoshouldered responsibility by offering police as well as health and emergencyworkers free food and drinks like tea and coffee.
So far, Vietnamese people have presented 6,000 masks andprotective gloves to the governments of Vyssi Brod and Cesky Krumlove, whilehundreds of masks have also been given to the governments of Ricany and Vectek andhospitals in Znojmo and Prague.
The Vietnamese community has also created a website namedcovidinfo.cz to provide regular updates on the situation and called on peopleto provide interpretation services for Vietnamese who do not speak Czech.
The Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic was recognised as an ethnic minority group in the East European country in 2013, now numbering about 70,000./.
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