OFFICIALS from Ayeyarwady Foundation donated protective gears of COVID-19 and financial assistance to Sittway General Hospital yesterday.

The foundation donated K16 million worth of emergency medical equipment and K28 million to the medical workers at the Sittway Hospital where over 100 COVID-19 infected patients are being treated.

The equipment included 4 suction devices, 5 units of oxygen concentrators, 10 blood pressure monitors, 5 infrared thermometers, 150 gown sterilize SMS, 2 patient monitors, 150 sets of PPE for intensive care unit, 20,000 surgical face masks and 3M N95 masks.

The Ayeyarwady Foundation will also continue its supports to other townships in Rakhine State.

Ye Yint Shine

PHOTO: YE YINT SHINE

(Translated by Ei Phyu Phyu Aung)

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A special MAI flight carrying 25 volunteers who will be assisting in COVID-19 measures for a month in Rakhine State departed from Yangon International Airport for Sittway yesterday.

The volunteer group consists of 18 men and 7 women and they were escorted to the airport by officials from the Yangon Region social welfare office and disaster management department.

These volunteers already have experience with preventing, containing, treating and responding to COVID-19 while volunteering at community-based facility quarantine centers. They have received training from volunteer doctors organized by the National Volunteer Steering Unit.

The government will be taking care of the food, accommodation, travel and health affairs of the volunteers travelling to Rakhine State. They have also received medical examinations from the Ministry of Health and Sports and are reportedly in good health.

MNA

(Translated by Zaw Htet Oo)

Photo- MNA

Ref: The Global New Light of Myanmar