Dien Bien (VNA) – Commander of the Military Region 2 High Command, MajorGeneral Pham Hong Chuong transferred medical supplies and equipment to representatives of northern Lao provinces on April 21 to support their fight against the COVID-19pandemic.
This included 90,000 antibacterial face masks, 20 infraredthermometers to measure body temperature, and 3,000 disinfection gel tubes.
The command also presented a numberof COVID-19 prevention and control documents translated into Lao to thelocalities.
Speaking at the handover ceremony at Dien Bien province’s TayTrang International Border Gate, Chuong expressed his belief that withjoint efforts by the two governments, peoples, armed forces andhealth sectors, the pandemic will be contained soon, thus helping stabiliselocals’ lives and boost socio-economic development.
A representative of the northern Lao provinces thanked the command for its support, stressing that the medicalsupplies will be allocated to Lao localities and armed forces in the most suitable way to combat theCOVID-19./.