May 08, 2020 | 20:42 (GMT+7)
Medical face masks presented to Germany
PANO – On behalf of Vietnamese alumni in Germany under the scholarship program, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Dr. Nguyen Manh Cuong presented 5,000 medical face masks to the German Embassy in Vietnam on April 7 to support Germans in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
To join hands with Germans, Vietnamese alumni have called for donations via social networks. For a few days, they raised about 12,000 Euro and decided to spend it on the medical face masks.
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At the handover ceremony. (Source: German Embassy in Vietnam) |
The gifts were handed over to German Ambassador to Vietnam Guido Hildner and Mr. Stefan Hase-Bergen – Chief Representative of DAAD Office in Hanoi. These masks, with transportation fees, will be delivered to the Saxon state government.
Dr. Cuong said that these donations are to express Vietnamese alumni’s gratitude to Germany, as well as to show their solidarity with Germans in the fight against the novel coronavirus.
Translated by Song Anh