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Vietnam Airlines carries medical equipment to Laos, Cambodia

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said on April 4 that it has carried 100,000 face masks, protective clothing, testing systems and COVID-19 test kits as gifts from the Vietnamese Government and people to their Lao and Cambodian counterparts.
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Hanoi (VNA) –National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said on April 4 that it has carried 100,000face masks, protective clothing, testing systems and COVID-19 test kits as gifts from the Vietnamese Government and people to their Lao and Cambodian counterparts.

The equipment weresent from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi, then to Vientiane, Laos on late April 3. Theremaining from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City on April 4 morning, which will betransported to Cambodia by road.

Over the past time,millions of face masks have been produced to not only meet domestic demand butalso for international relief.

Earlier, VietnamAirlines also carried over three tonnes of protective clothing and medicalmasks from Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi free-of-charge, and 10 ventilators funded by TemasekFoundation from Singapore to Vietnam.

In the near future,the carrier will run similar flights, as part of its "Flights of Nation" campaign for the sake of people and national interests./.
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