Quang Binh's border guard force presents medical supplies to Lao province
The Border Guard Command of Quang Binh province on September 19 presented medical supplies to their counterpart in the Lao border province of Khammouane, to help with the province's efforts to respond to COVID-19.
The Border Guard Command of Quang Binh province on September 19 presents medical supplies to their counterpart in the Lao border province of Khammouane, to help with the province's efforts to respond to COVID-19. (Photo: VNA)
Quang Binh (VNA) - The Border Guard Command of QuangBinh province on September 19 presented medical supplies to their counterpart in the Lao border province of Khammouane, to help with the province's efforts to respond to COVID-19.
ColonelTrinh Thanh Binh, Commander of the Quang Binh Border Guard force handed over medicines, COVID-19rapid test kits, protective clothing and medical masks, which are worth more than 600 million VND, to the MilitaryCommand and Public Security of Khammouane.
At the event, the two sides also shared information on borderprotection coordination and the epidemic situation in their respective countries. They exchanged experience in pandemic prevention and control, and in ensuring the safety of officers and soldiers onduty as well as the people amid the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic./.
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The Border Guard Command of Quang Binh province on September 19 presents medical supplies to their counterpart in the Lao border province of Khammouane, to help with the province's efforts to respond to COVID-19. (Photo: VNA) 
