SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The Singapore Red Cross is sending S$2.26 million worth of aid to China over the next five months, the charity said on Wednesday (Feb 19) as it disclosed that it has raised more than $6 million in donations to help with efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak in China.
The charity is also stepping up its local efforts to educate Singaporeans about the outbreak by visiting the homes of senior citizens and making phone calls to them to ease their concerns, it said in a statement.
The first phase of relief efforts in China will go towards the purchasing and distributing of protective equipment, such as surgical masks, for hospital staff and other healthcare workers. The money will also be used to buy medical equipment for three hospitals in Hubei province, where the coronavirus linked to a seafood market selling live animal and animal parts began. It will also be used to buy and distribute hygiene items and conduct health education in seven welfare homes in Tianjin and Nanning.
These efforts in China will not be handled by the Singapore Red Cross but by its partners the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and World Vision, the charity said. It added that it is still working out how the remaining funds will be used. - The Straits Times/Asia News Network
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