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Vietnam presents 100,000 face masks to Israel

Vietnamese mask manufacturer PSD on September 22 handed over 100,000 medical face masks to the Embassy of Israel in Vietnam to help Israeli people tackle COVID-19.
Vietnam presents 100,000 face masks to Israel ảnh 1Israeli Ambassador to Vietnam Nadav Eshcar (L) receives a token of the relief aid (Photo: VOV)

Hanoi (VNA) –Vietnamese maskmanufacturer PSD on September 22 handed over 100,000 medical face masks to the Embassyof Israel in Vietnam to help Israeli people tackle COVID-19.

Israeli Ambassador to Vietnam Nadav Eshcar expressedhis gratitude to Vietnam and spoke highly of efforts made by the country infighting against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The aid manifests the two countries’solidarity and joint efforts during times of difficulties and a proof of theIsrael-Vietnam friendship and cooperation, he underlined.

Vietnam and Israel have carried out variouscooperation activities in healthcare over the years, especially training coursesin first aid for cardiovascular emergencies arranged in eight Vietnameseprovinces with the participation of Israeli experts in late 2019.

A three-week lockdown is underway in Israelsince September 18 as many new COVID-19 infections emerged in the country./.

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