Bridget Collier, Political Counsellor at the Australian Embassy in Vietnam, and Tran Thai Son, an official from the Vietnam National Children's Hospital, witness the transportation of the face masks from Hanoi to Hai Phong before being shipped to Timor-Leste (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – An aid package of 810,00high-quality face masks donated by the Vietnamese Government on May 6 arrived in Dili, Timor-Leste, which is facing a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Australia had arranged the transportation of the batchof face masks from Hanoi to Dili by sea.
Timor-Leste has also been hit by floods and landslidestriggered by tropical cyclone Seroja which causes damage across the country including its national medicalwarehouse.
Peter Roberts, Australian Ambassador to Timor-Leste,said COVID-19 cases in the Southeast Asian country have increased rapidly over the recent months.
Medical centres, bridges and thousands of houses inthe country have also been damaged or destroyed, he said, adding that essentialhealth services have been disrupted by floods and thousands of people have to evacuateto safer places.
Therefore, the face masks granted by Vietnam will significantlycontribute to Timor-Leste’s fight against COVID-19 and especially ensuring safetyfor medical workers on the frontline of the combat.
Robyn Mudie, AustralianAmbassador to Vietnam, said through this cooperation, Australia and Vietnamhave jointly helped Timor-Leste in the COVID-19 fight.
She described this asan example of practical collaboration between Vietnam and Australia withinthe framework of the strategic partnership, and as a demonstration of Vietnam’sincreasing leadership in settling regional challenges.
Australia had arranged the transportation of the batchof face masks from Hanoi to Dili by sea.
Timor-Leste has also been hit by floods and landslidestriggered by tropical cyclone Seroja which causes damage across the country including its national medicalwarehouse.
Peter Roberts, Australian Ambassador to Timor-Leste,said COVID-19 cases in the Southeast Asian country have increased rapidly over the recent months.
Medical centres, bridges and thousands of houses inthe country have also been damaged or destroyed, he said, adding that essentialhealth services have been disrupted by floods and thousands of people have to evacuateto safer places.
Therefore, the face masks granted by Vietnam will significantlycontribute to Timor-Leste’s fight against COVID-19 and especially ensuring safetyfor medical workers on the frontline of the combat.
Robyn Mudie, AustralianAmbassador to Vietnam, said through this cooperation, Australia and Vietnamhave jointly helped Timor-Leste in the COVID-19 fight.
She described this asan example of practical collaboration between Vietnam and Australia withinthe framework of the strategic partnership, and as a demonstration of Vietnam’sincreasing leadership in settling regional challenges.
According to worldometers.info, Timor-Leste, which has a population of 1.2 million, has to date recorded 2,870 COVID-19 cases with four deaths./.
VNA
