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More than 5,000 medical mask given in new coronavirus fight
Updated: 17:30, 05/02/2020
(BGO) – In
the joint effort to prevent the acute respiratory epidemic caused by the novel
coronavirus in the community, the provincial Young Doctor Association in Bac
Giang province on February 4 coordinated with the provincial General Hospital
and the Youth Union at the provincial General Hospital to hand out 5,000 free
medical masks to the patients, their relatives who are under treatment and
examination at the hospital.
The masks were donated by the associations’ members, enterprises, drug stores and kind-hearted people in the province.
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The doctors at the provincial General Hospital and Young Doctor Association hand out free medical masks to the patients and instruct them to use properly to prevent the epidemic. |
Besides, the provincial Young Doctor Association instructed the member clubs in the districts and city to accelerate the communication about the preventive measures to the patients, their relatives and local residents.
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Tuyet Mai
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