Singapore Red Cross sends aid to help China contain Covid-19 outbreak


A medical worker in protective suit transporting an oxygen tank at the Wuhan Red Cross Hospital in China on Feb 16. - Reuters

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.

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