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190,000 Covid-19 quick test kits arrive in Vietnam from Germany
Updated: 13:50, 29/06/2021
As many as 190,000 Covid-19 quick test kits presented by authorities and people of some German states arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on June 28 afternoon.
The test kits were transported free of charge by the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines.
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The gifts came from a campaign launched by the World University Service (WUS) on the basis of a proposal raised by Vietnam Airlines, aiming to call on German states to help Vietnam with test kits.
Dr. Kambiz Ghawami, WUS President, lauded the national flag carrier’s role in the campaign, saying the test kits are significant as Vietnam are stepping up efforts in testing.
Currently, Vietnam Airlines is maintaining flights between Vietnam and Europe to ensure trade and connectivity between the two sides' organisations and communities.
The Health Ministry confirmed Sunday morning that an 80-year-old patient with hypertension and other comorbidities has died of Covid-19 complications.
(BGO) – According to the provincial
Department of Health, another 137 Covid-19 patients in Bac Giang province were
released from hospitals on June 25.
An online international symphony concert connecting Vietnam with the world will be organised to support the Covid-19 Vaccine Fund, while the largest-ever vaccination campaign is running.
The national Covid-19 vaccine fund received over VND 6.6 billion from 17 sponsors at a ceremony on June 24.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested accelerating the transfer of vaccine production technology and the testing and production of home-grown vaccine for Covid-19, so that Vietnam will be able to produce Covid-19 vaccines no later than June 2022.
Source: NDO/VNA
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