COVID-19: Vietnamese embassy in Kuwait prioritises citizen protection
Vietnamese Ambassador to Kuwait Trinh Minh Manh said on April 3 that the embassy gives the top priority to supporting Vietnamese citizens, with the aim of protecting their health and lives, legitimate rights and interests, amid the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Kuwait Trinh Minh Manh (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –Vietnamese Ambassador to Kuwait Trinh Minh Manh said on April 3 that theembassy gives the top priority to supporting Vietnamese c🌳itizens, with the aim of protecting their health and lives, legitimate rights and interests, amid thecomplicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Manh said no Vietnamesecitizens in Kuwait have been infected with the disease so far.
However, about 80 foreign workers,mostly from India, Egypt and Bangladesh, tested positive for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that causes the acute respiratory disease (COVID-19).Several residential areas have been zoned off and quarantined. Meanwhile,hundreds of Vietnamese workers are living near there.
According to the ambassador, about 1,300 Vietnamese are living in the MiddleEast country, most of them are manual workers and still paid by their employers despitetheir absence from work. Those who have their contracts expired have beenprovided with accommodation and food by employers until flights to Vietnam arearranged.
H⛎e said the embassy attaches importance to ensuring close contact with andthe supply of correct news to the Vietnamese citizens as well as the hostauthorities, particularly amid the spread of fake news 🌳on social media atpresent.
The diplomat added that the embassy launcheda citizen protection hotline, updated news on its website and opened a Facebook contact group called “Vietnamese people in Kuwait” with nearly 1,000 members. All of its staff have fully grasped policiesand directions by leaders at home as well as the host country’s policies on epidemicprevention and control, he said. As of April 3, Kuwait had recorded a total of 417infection cases, 82 of them fully recovered and no death./.
The upcoming official visit to Vietnam by Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah from May 5-7 is expected to give a boost to bilateral cooperation in various fields
Deputy Foreign Minister of Vietnam Vu Hong Nam and Assistant Foreign Minister Ali Suleiman Al-Saeed of Kuwait co-chaired the third Vietnam – Kuwait political consultation in Hanoi on March 19.
Kuwait and Vietnam are ready to promote bilateral economic and trade relations, the Kuwait News Agency said, citing comments by Fahad Al-Joan, a member of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is paying an official visit to Kuwait from October 26 – 27, the first trip to the Middle East nation by a Vietnamese leader in 10 years, which is expected to help solidify the countries’ relations.
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Vietnamese Ambassador to Kuwait Trinh Minh Manh (Photo: VNA) 
