BANGKOK, April 23 (TNA) – The Thai Red Cross
Society has dispatched a caravan to deliver medical supplies to hospitals
across the country in the fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Medical supplies including facemasks, PPEs and digital x-ray
scanners and disinfectants have been donated by individuals to the Red Cross’s
programme since April 7.
It is the first batch of medical supplies that were
allocated for hospitals in five southern provinces. Other deliveries will be made for hospitals
across the country.
Secretary of the Red Cross Society of Thailand Phan
Wannamethee said that cash donations worth 30 million baht and over 100,000
pieces of medical supplies had been collected so far.
All medical equipment had been checked by a team of
engineers from Chulalongkorn University to ensure their quality before being
sent to hospitals, he said.
Meanwhile, donations are pouring in for people affected by
Covid-19 pandemic. Thai donors have lent their hands for
low-income people by offering food and other essentials to a donation centre at
Wat Rakang temple in Bangkok.
The donation centre has been set up by the Supreme
Patriarch, the head of the order of Buddhist monks in Thailand.
It has been lauded for its management and strict
social-distancing as a model for other Covid-19 donation centers in the
country. (TNA)
