The tour from October 31 to November 5 was made at the invitation of PrimeMinister of the UK Boris Johnson and French Prime Minister of Jean Castex.
Upon Chinh and his entourage’s arrival at Noi Bai International Airport, Ministerof Public Security, on behalf of the delegation, handed over medical equipmentand supplies and funding for the COVID-19 pandemic fight donated by individualsand organisations during the PM’s working trip to Europe to representatives ofthe Ministry of Health and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee.
Accordingly, the Ministry of Health received medical equipment and supplies forCOVID-19 treatment worth 3.5 million GBP and 640,000 EUR donated by overseasVietnamese and agencies in the UK and France, along with more than 400,000syringes and medical supplies by the France-Vietnam medical association.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee received two billion VND (88,000USD) and more than 16,000 GBP in cash donated by overseas Vietnamese andagencies in the UK, and 107,000 EUR by the overseas Vietnamese and agencies inFrance./.