The Vietnamese community donates over 40,000 masks, 15,000 gloves, 100 facial shields to Australian hospitals in Melbourne
Vietnamese people with Hong Loan garment company and Veducci sewing companies making operating gowns
COVID -19 causes many hospitals and health facilities in Australia, USA and European countries: France, Germany, Italy, UK lack of masks, protective clothing, antiseptic water, and many other medical devices. Understanding this situation, many Vietnamese people all over the world have used their free time to obey the order 'stay at home' to make masks and operating gowns for medical staff and patients in hospitals from the past 3 weeks.
When Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Vietnam, China wear masks to prevent epidemics, European countries, America, Australia still leisurely look at masks as strange and advise anyone to get sick and symptoms to wear them.
Screening tests are not enough, but tests can be falsely negative and it is estimated that in the US with over 300 million people, the incidence rate is 1%, about 3 million people will be positive, if they do not wear masks the spread would be so terrible that President Donald Trump made a decision, though it was quite late on April 7, 2020: Whoever has a shawl or mask to cover their mouths for their protection themselves and this time many states will fine 1,000 dollars if they are out public without a mask.
Currently, there are many countries from supporters and mandatory wear masks such as the USA, Austria, Germany, Republic of Sec, China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore, and many other countries, etc. They have overwhelmed. conservative other countries
the 2.3-layer homemade masks frankly make your own, colorful, or more luxurious,
We can use 3 replacement masks daily then wash in hot water and disinfect Blitz then dry and iron instead of a disposable surgical mask for one use.
Hospitals in Australia lack masks, antiseptics, gloves, and gowns (Operating gowns) because the demand is increasing during the pandemic season when demand for Australians is high, the Chinese portion collects from 3 months ago, so Vietnamese people all over the world in general and Australia in particular, have a noble gesture to help sewing Mask and Gown to local hospitals and nursing homes.
Today about 10 representatives from hundreds of people in the Vietnamese community come to Quang Minh pagoda to donate 20,000 sewing masks and surgical masks and the Vietnamese community will make surgical gowns for the hospital.
This gown was modeled after the hospital and provided cloth from medical light spot company for medical doctors and hospital nurses to directly care for patients in the department of infection and ICU.
Mr. Danny Crabb, representing the Western hospitals, greatly appreciated the kindness of the Vietnamese people.
It is worth mentioning that the Vietnamese community has supported Sunshine Hospital and Joan Kirner Hospital for more than half-million dollars over the past two years until today the Vietnamese community has supported over 40,000 self-made masks. surgical masks, N95 masks and 15,000 gloves,100 Facial shields.
Next week we will focus on sewing more than 2000 operating gowns for ICU and Emergency department.
We wish you all the peace in this pandemic virus.
See you again.
Doctor Pham Phuc Nhan
