KUALA LUMPUR: Nirvana Asia Group has donated nearly RM6mil worth of medical equipment, supplies and face masks to frontliners in their battle against the Covid-19 pandemic.
Combined with the provision of groceries and other essentials for the lower income group, the total donation is about RM8mil.
Nirvana Asia Group founder and executive chairman Tan Sri Kong Hon Kong said the increase in the number of infections nationwide has led to a shortage of protective medical supplies.
This situation has forced medical personnel to resort to using improvised equipment, he added.
Noting the dire situation, Kong made the donation which includes 8,700 sets of medical isolation gowns, 600,000 pieces of three-ply surgical masks, 3,400 sets of medical face shields, and 20 sets of ventilators, with a total exceeding RM5.7mil.
For the people whose livelihood has been affected by the outbreak, especially those from the lower income group, Nirvana Asia Group spent an additional RM2mil to purchase 7,500 to 10,000 sets of supplies and groceries.
The donation includes 500,000 face masks which will be distributed to the lower income group after the movement control order is lifted.On March 31, Nirvana Asia Group was entrusted by the Health Ministry to handle the final rites for a patient who succumbed to the disease.
The deceased’s next of kin were not allowed to participate in the process, but Nirvana Asia Group gave them assurance that it would provide a dignified send-off for the departed, while complying with Health Ministry’s safety requirements.
Nirvana’s bereavement care service team in full protective suit collected the body from Universiti Malaya Medical Centre and sent it for cremation.
The crematorium site was disinfected after the process.
For Covid-19 victims’ families who have financial difficulties, Kong said Nirvana would help them by providing free bereavement care services.
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