OVs in Malaysia get support for COVID-19 prevention
The Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia, on behalf of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, presented medical equipment, antibacterial cloth face masks and sanitiser to the Vietnamese community in the country at a ceremony on February 20.
OVs in Malaysia get support for COVID-19 prevention. (Photo: VNA)
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia, on behalfof the StateCommittee for OverseasVietnamese Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, presented medical equipment, antibacterial cloth face masks and sanitiser to the Vietnamese communityin the country at a ceremony on February 20.
The activity is part of the programmes conducted by the committee to supportoverseas Vietnamese in preventing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Addressing the event, Ambassador Tran Viet Thai touched upon difficulties and challenges facing the mankind amid the COVID-19pandemic in 2020, including the Vietnamese community in Malaysia.
The committee has made every effort to support the Vietnamese community inthe fight against the pandemic, helping them overcoming difficulties posed bythe health crisis, he stressed.
The ambassador also announced the COVID-19 vaccination programme for foreignersin Malaysia, which is expected to be held in May or June. He affirmed that theembassy will serve as a bridge to support Vietnamese citizens in thisprogramme.
The Vietnamese Party and State always pay attention to theVietnamese community abroad in general and Vietnamese expats living and workingin Malaysia in particular, Ambassador Thai said.
He also highly appreciated contributions by overseas Vietnamese to thehomeland’s development./.
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OVs in Malaysia get support for COVID-19 prevention. (Photo: VNA) 
