The goods comprised 15 sets of ventilators Savina 300 and 30 sets of patient monitoring equipment. These goods will be handed over to the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in Ho Chi Minh City to support the locality’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Minh Vu (R) receives the token of medical equipment worth 350,000 USD donated by Techtronic Industries (TTI) Co., Ltd and Deutsches Haus (German House) Co., Ltd in Ho Chi Minh City.

Horst Geicke, Chairman of German House, expressed his hope that the assistance of the two companies, other firms, and German friends will contribute to help Ho Chi Minh City effectively combat the health crisis.

Ambassador Vu thanked the two enterprises for responding to the embassy's appeal to donate medical equipment to Vietnam, expressing his gratitude to support provided by German and international businesses and friends for Vietnam in its Covid-19 prevention and control work.

He expressed his belief that with tireless efforts of the Vietnamese Government, localities and relevant agencies, along with cooperation and contribution of international friends, Vietnam will soon contain the pandemic.

He hoped that German companies and businesses will continue to accompany Vietnam in its fight against the pandemic, and continue to invest and do business in Vietnam.

Vietnam has received nearly 3.5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine donated by the German government. The Germany government has also pledged to support Vietnam with medical equipment worth about VND20 billion (over US$875,000), including 75 ventilators, 15 patient monitoring equipment, and 20,000 oxygen meters.

In addition, in response to the embassy's appeal, states, localities and other businesses of Germany have also donated more than 800,000 Covid-19 rapid test kits, hundreds of thousands of medical masks and other medical supplies.

Vietnam exports over 15 million medical masks in August

The General Department of Vietnam Customs reported Vietnam exported over 15 million medical masks of all kinds during August, up 24.8 percent compared to the same period in 2020.

Bac Giang sets up mobile medical station

(BGO) – The mobile medical station model is set up in line with the instruction of the Health Department to actively enhance the health care for the provincial residents in case Covid-19 patients are treated and quarantined at home, thus contributing to increasing the treatment quality, easing overload in concentrated treatment facilities and hospitals.

Hungary presents Covid-19 vaccine, medical supply to Vietnam

The Hungarian Government has presented Vietnam with 100,000 doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine and 100,000 antigen test kits to support the Southeast Asian country in its battle against Covid-19.

Military Bank donates 1 million N95 medical masks to Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health on September 6 received 1 million N95 medical masks worth approximately VND40 billion (US$1.75 million) donated by the Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank to help protect frontline medical workers in the fight against Covid-19.

Medical lockdown lifted in some Hanoi areas

Authorities of Hoan Kiem district in downtown Hanoi decided to lift the medical lockdown imposed on its Chuong Duong ward at the stroke of September 12.

Source: NDO/VNA