“This morning, 450,000 protective suits landed in Dallas, Texas. This was made possible because of the partnership of two great American companies - DuPont and FedEx - and our friends in Vietnam. Thank you!” he wrote on his Twitter account on April 9 morning (Hanoi time).

FedEx workers load the protective suits onto a plane for shipment to the US.

This is the first of the two shipments of made-in-Vietnam DuPont protective suits to the US as part of cooperation between the two countries to expedite the delivery of equipment to serve the fight against Covid-19 in the US.

The US Department of Health and Human Services contracted FedEx Express to expedite the delivery of the suits to the US Strategic National Stockpile in order to address the urgent need for protective equipment for front line staff responding to the Covid-19 pandemic in the US.

The US and Vietnamese governments have cooperated extensively in health care and the Covid-19 fight in particular. Since the beginning of this crisis, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have been collaborating with Vietnamese competent agencies to monitor and respond to the evolving Covid-19 situation.

US President Donald Trump says thanks on Twitter.

According to US Ambassador to Vietnam Dan Kritenbrink, over the past 20 years, the US has allocated more than 706 million USD in health assistance for Vietnam, and over the past decade has provided substantial technical and financial support to prevent, detect, and respond to emerging and serious infectious diseases.

Most recently, the USAID announced 2.9 million USD in additional health assistance to help the Vietnamese government to accelerate laboratory systems; strengthen case-finding and event-based surveillance; and support technical experts for rapid response, risk communication, and infection prevention and control.

Previously, Vietnam had also presented medical supplies to many other countries, including Laos, Cambodia, China, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, to assist them in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vietnam reports 251 Covid-19 cases

As of 6:30 am on April 8, Vietnam has reported 251 Covid-19 cases.

Bac Giang closely supervises sources of Covid-19 infection, strictly obeys social distancing

(BGO)- The provincial People’s Committee (PPC) of Bac Giang province held a meeting on April 7 afternoon to review and evaluate the fight against Covid-19 pandemic. Le Anh Duong, PPC Vice Chairman, Deputy Head of the provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 prevention and control (the provincial Steering Committee) chaired the meeting. 

Many organizations and individuals continue supporting Bac Giang province in Covid-19 fight

(BGO) – Several donors on April 6 handed over the material, essential commodities and cash to join hands with Bac Giang province to fight against Covid-19. Chairman of the provincial Fatherland Front Committee (FFC) Tran Cong Thang and leader of the Health Department received the donation. 

Habits need to be changed amid Covid-19 pandemic

Vietnamese people are changing their habits at work, home and in worship to reduce the risk of contracting the new coronavirus and prevent it from spreading any further.

Hiep Hoa district implements creative measure to combat Covid-19

(BGO)- Quarantine is an effective measure to fight Covid-19 pandemic. Many localities in Hiep Hoa district, Bac Giang province are carrying out a creative solution by placing slogans right at the street ends, entrances to the villages and intersections. This contributes to raising people’s awareness of Covid-19 prevention and control while effectively observing the social distancing rule.

Source: VNA