Hanoi (VNA), April 9 -- Vietnam's Military Hospital 175 on April 8 sent an aid package to Saint Georg Hospital in Germany's Leipzig city to assist its partner in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The aid package, comprising 10,000 medical face masks, 500 face shields and 1,000 protective suits, was raised by staff at the Vietnamese hospital in support of their German colleagues.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has offered free transportation of the package.

Leipzig's mayor and the German Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City have sent letters of gratitude to Military Hospital 175 for the meaningful gifts./.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Vietnam News Agency....