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Workers in Can Tho assisted in COVID-19 prevention efforts

Thousands of workers in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho were presented with antibacterial face masks on February 15 as part of a programme that aims to raise public awareness of the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Workers in Can Tho assisted in COVID-19 prevention efforts ảnh 1A worker (L) in Can Tho's Tra Noc Industrial Park receives face masks from the programme on February 15 (Photo: VNA)

Can Tho (VNA) – Thousands of workers in theMekong Delta city of Can Tho were presented with antibacterial face masks onFebruary 15 as part of a programme that aims to raise public awareness of the acuterespiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

The programme, organised by Honda Vietnam Co.Ltd, presented 20,000 face masks to workers of 62 businesses in the city’sindustrial parks.

It will be carried from now to March 31 at 15key industrial parks of eight localities with strong industrial development,namely Can Tho, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang city, Hai Phong city, Thai Nguyenprovince, Vinh Phuc province, Bac Ninh province and Hanoi capital.

Aside from distributing 300,000 antibacterialfabric face masks, the programme will also update workers with the HealthMinistry’s information about the COVID-19 in Vietnam, symptoms, infection risksand preventive measures.

Facing complex developments of COVID-19,authorities of Can Tho have taken urgent measures to prevent the disease,including increasing information dissemination and providing training indisease prevention for agencies, businesses and people.

Local schools have also been closed for two weekssince the Lunar New Year holiday to protect students’ health.

The city hasn’t recorded any COVID-19 cases sofar.

Meanwhile, 16 infected cases have been reportedin Vietnam, and seven of them have been cured./.
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