Mong Cai city helps Chinese neighbour with medical equipment
Authorities of Mong Cai city in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh on February 12 presented medical equipment to China’s bordering Dongxing city to help with the fight against the acute respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus (COVID-19).
At talks between authorities of Mong Cai and Dongxing (Source: VOV)
Quang Ninh (VNA) – Authorities ofMong Cai city in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh on February 12presented medical equipment to China’s bordering Dongxing city to help with thefight against the acute respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus(COVID-19).
The assistance includes 30,000 masks, 5,000pairs of glove and 500kg of disinfectants.
Earlier on February 9, Vietnam sent medicalequipment and supplies to China to help with the work.
The Vietnam Red Cross Society has also donatedmedical supplies worth 100,000 USD to China.
According to the Ministry of Health, as of 10:30on February 12, a total of 45,170 cases of Covid-19 infection had been recordedin 28 countries and territories worldwide, of which 44,653 were in China.
The death toll had reached 1,115, with 1,113 inmainland China, one in the Philippines and another in Hong Kong (China).
Among the 15 confirmed cases in Vietnam, sixhave recovered. The latest patient, who is also the youngest recorded so far,is a three-month-old baby from Vinh Phuc’s Binh Xuyen district./.
Vietnam sent medical equipment and supplies to China on February 9 to help fight the acute respiratory disease caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
Several Asian governments on February 11 raised their travel warning for the new coronavirus, officially called Covid-19, as the death toll from the epidemic in mainland China soared past 1,000.
Authorities in China’s Guangxi province have decided to extend the closure of border gates and continue to suspend the trading of goods by individuals until the end of February, according to the Consulate General of Vietnam in Guangxi province.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on February 12 said supervision and quarantine work is the most important work at present to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19).
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 12 order the removal of bottlenecks for export-import activities and trading of goods in border regions in the face of the acute respiratory disease caused by the new strain of coronavirus Covid-19.
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The total investment exceeded 319 billion VND (12.2 million USD), including over 261 billion VND from the state budget and 57.5 billion VND mobilised from businesses, organisations, and individuals.
At talks between authorities of Mong Cai and Dongxing (Source: VOV) 
