Vietnamese people in the Czech Republic present face masks to Svec Tibor, Governor of Vestec township (second from left) (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) –The Vietnamese Embassy in Switzerland has taken drasticmeasures to assist the Vietnamese community and ensure citizen protection, asthe outbreak of the disease has affected Vietnamese people in the country.
Vietnamese Ambassador Le Linh Lan said thatthere are 340 students and around 300 postgraduates learning in universitiesand colleges across Switzerland. Meanwhile, the overseas Vietnamese communityliving and working in the country number about 10,000 people.
The embassy quickly built responsescenarios after the disease broke out, along with citizen protection measures,focusing on updating the Vietnamese community on the disease situation, thehost country’s prevention recommendations and the Vietnamese Government’srelated policies and plans, Lan stated.
She advised Vietnamese citizens, especiallystudents, to stay calm and strictly follow Switzerland’s disease preventionmeasures and recommendations.
The Vietnamese community in Switzerland, inturn, has stayed united and join hands in the battles against the pandemic ofboth Vietnam and Switzerland.
Meanwhile, Marcel Winder, HonoraryPresident of the Czech Republic-Vietnam Friendship Association, recently thankedthe Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic for their contributions in thefight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since the first case was reported in thecountry on March 1, Vietnamese people have launched a campaign to sew facemasks and raise funds to support local people, hospitals and authorisedoffices.
For example, the Vietnamese community inCheb has donated 700,000 Koruna (27,680 USD) to the city’s hospital and firefighting force, while the community in Ustínad Labem has presented 300,000Koruna to Masaryk Hospital to buy ventilators./.
VNA
