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US Embassy presents COVID-19 lab equipment to Defence Ministry

The US Embassy in Vietnam on July 6 presented lab equipment for COVID-19 testing to the Ministry of National Defence to aid the fight against the coronavirus.
US Embassy presents COVID-19 lab equipment to Defence Ministry ảnh 1Illustrative photo. (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The US Embassy in Vietnam on July 6presented lab equipment for COVID-19 testing to the Ministry of NationalDefence to aid the fight against the coronavirus.

On behalf of the Ministry of National Defence, Maj. Gen.Nguyen Xuan Kien, Director of the Military Medicine Department under the GeneralDepartment of Logistics, thanked the US Embassy for the donation, saying it isvery timely and important as it will help ease testing overload in Vietnam andincrease the ministry’s capacity in COVID-19 response in the coming time.

US Embassy presents COVID-19 lab equipment to Defence Ministry ảnh 2US Chargé d'Affaires Christopher Klein (left) and Maj. Gen. Nguyen Xuan Kien, Director of the Military Medicine Department under the General Department of Logistics, at the handover ceremony. (Photo: qdnd.vn)
US Chargé d'Affaires Christopher Klein said the US andVietnam have closely coordinated in combating the COVID-19 since the outset ofthe pandemic. He also expressed his thanks to Vietnam for supporting the US inthe toughest time when it was hit hard by the COVID-19 last year.

Klein expected the lab equipment would assist the MilitaryMedicine Department in providing mobile testing services for people andstrengthen Vietnam’s resilience in managing the COVID-19 crisis.

Vietnam reported 277 more COVID-19 infections over thepast 12 hours to 6am on July 7, taking the national tally to 22,341. Ho ChiMinh City remained the country’s largest hotspot with 270 new cases./.
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