Religious communities offer support to Cambodia, Laos amid COVID-19 spread
The Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City on April 27 called on followers to make contributions to present 4 million face masks to people in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in a bid to ease their difficulties amid the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic.
Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang, Deputy Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and Chairman of the Executive Council of the HCM City Buddhist Sangha, donated VND100 million (over US$4,300) while a charitable group of the HCM City Buddhist Sangha presented VND500 million to support disadvantaged Buddhist followers and people hit by COVID-19 in Laos and Cambodia.
Phnom Penh capital of Cambodia has been hardest-hit by COVID-19 in recent weeks, with hundreds of new cases being reported daily.
By the afternoon of April 27, Cambodia had logged 11,063 COVID-19 infections and 82 fatalities.
Meanwhile, a total of 511 COVID-19 cases were reported across 15 out of 18 provinces and cities of Laos.
