HCM City seeks vaccine support from India

Leaders of the HCM City chapter of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) made the request while receiving ECMO life support machines for severely ill COVID-19 patients donated by the Consulate General of India and the Indian community in the city.

The hand-over ceremony was held online on August 20 due to COVID-19, and the gift worth US$145,000 was presented to HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases which is receiving and treating COVID-19 patients.

To Thi Bich Chau, president of the VFF’s HCM City chapter, shared difficulties the Indian Government and people had encountered in responding to the recent coronavirus outbreak. She thanked the Indian government and people for donating medical equipment to Vietnam, noting the gift testifies to the great solidarity between the two peoples.

Chau also suggested that India, a global leading COVID-19 vaccine and drug manufacturer, assist HCM City in accessing its COVID-19 vaccines and drugs.

Indian Consul General Madan Mohan Sethi said that the Indian Navy ship is scheduled to dock in HCM City on August 30, carrying 300 oxygen generators and 100 tonnes of liquid oxygen as gifts from the Government of India to Vietnam.

HCM City is currently the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam. The busiest and most populous city has so far recorded more than 160,000 new infections since the resurgence of the virus in late April.