The Vietnamese community in St. Petersburg has present medical socks to health workers at Pokrovsk Hospital, who have direct contact with COVID-19 patients. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - TheVietnamese communities in both Russia and the Czech Republic have joined their hostcountry’s efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Representatives from the Vietnamese community in St. Petersburg have presented medical socks to health workersat Pokrovsk Hospital, who have direct contact with COVID-19 patients.
Charity groups in the communityhave also called on Vietnamese people to raise funds for the hospital to buy medicalequipment.
Meanwhile, in the Czech Republic,Vietnamese Ambassador Ho Minh Tuan said that since the first phase of the outbreakthe embassy has coordinated with the local Vietnamese community to set up specialworking groups to provide updated information on COVID-19 and quickly issue warnings.
The embassy has also updatedinformation on Vietnam’s entry-exit regulations for those who wish to return homeand promoted prevention efforts undertaken in both countries, he added.
He also noted that the CzechMinister of Foreign Affairs has expressed his appreciation of the Vietnamese communityjoining hands with local authorities in the fight against COVID-19.
Local media, he went on, havecarried stories praising the Vietnamese community’s solidarity with the Czechpeople during this difficult time.
Government leaders of thetwo countries earlier held phone talks to discuss stronger coordination in tacklingCOVID-19, he added./.
VNA
