Vietnamese students in Laos get support amid COVID-19

The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos on May 4 handed over gifts to Vietnamese students at the National University of Laos (NUOL) who are facing difficulties from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnamese students in Laos get support amid COVID-19 ảnh 1At the event (Photo: VNA)

Vientiane (VNA) - The Vietnamese Embassyin Laos on May 4 handed over gifts to Vietnamese students at the NationalUniversity of Laos (NUOL) who are facing difficulties from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Presentedby Vietnamese Counsellor of Culture and Education Tran Dai Thang and the officerin charge of community work, Vu Tu Oanh, the gifts include 1,000 medical masksand foodstuff.

Amidthe complex developments of the pandemic, Lao medical staff in cooperation withthe Vietnamese Association in Vientiane conducted COVID-19 testing on Vietnameseliving and working in Thatluang, Naxay and Sisangvone wards and the area around theNUOL.

Thoseshowing symptoms will be placed in quarantine and receive timely treatment./.

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