Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Vu Quang Minh hands over relief packs to Vietnamese Cambodians and Khmer people in Cambodia affected by COVID-19 on September. (Photo: VNA)Phnom Penh (VNA) – About 200 relief packs were delivered to Vietnamese Cambodians and Khmer people in Cambodia, who are struggling to make ends meet becauseof COVID-19 and flooding, on September 5 morning.
This was the first delivery of the fourth phase of an emergency relief programme for Vietnamese Cambodians and Khmer people severely hit by COVID-19 in Cambodia. A total of 1,847 vulnerable families across nine Cambodian cities and provinces will receive the relief packs, each comprising 20 kg of rice, face masks, hand sanitizers and a plastic mat, during this phase.
According toChairman of the Khmer-Vietnam Association in Cambodia Sim Chy, the programmehas provided reliefs to about 5,000 affected Vietnamese Cambodian households. Its provincial chapters across Cambodia have also conducted awareness campaigns on preventive measures against the coronavirus targeting Vietnamese Cambodians,he said.
He added that hisassociation has recorded no confirmed COVID-19 cases among the Vietnamese Cambodians community to date.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Vu Quang Minh spoke highly of efforts made by the Vietnamese Cambodians community in Cambodiato overcome hardships posed by the pandemic. These efforts havecontributed considerably to Cambodia’s response to the pandemic, he said.
As of September 5, theCambodian Ministry of Health reported a total of 273 COVID-19 cases and zerodeath.
Sincethe beginning of this year, the Khmer-Vietnam Association in Cambodia has alsoteamed up with the Vietnamese General Consulates in Preah Sihanouk andBattambang, to raise funds for struggling Vietnamese Cambodians amid COVID-19./.
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