Viet Nam has decided to donate 200 ventilators, two million masks, 10 tons of ChlorominB, and other supplies to help Laos fight COVID-19. 

Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long

Vietnamese Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long announced the above decision during his online working session with Lao counterpart Bounfeng Phoummalaysith on Thursday.

Nguyen also said the ministry will send experts to assist Laos in setting up a rapid test system.

He took the occasion to share Viet Nam’s experience in containing the pandemic, including establishment of field hospitals, treatment of seriously ill patients, remote medical consultation, and expansion of diagnosis capacity, among others./.