COVID-19: PHIA Foundation donates personal safety kits to Jharkhand govt

Ranchi, May 12 () A charity organisation on Tuesdaydonated personal safety kits worth Rs 1.56 crore to theJharkhand government for the battle against the novelcoronavirus, an official release said here.

State head of the PHIA Foundation, Johnson Topno, metChief Minister Hemant Soren and handed over the safety kits tobe used by health workers engaged in treating COVID-19patients.

"Many voluntary organisations are doing a positivework to deal with the crisis by coordinating with the stategovernment," the release quoted Soren as saying.

He expressed gratitude towards all such bodies engagedin combating the virus.

The chief minister said the state's priority has beento provide safety kits to all doctors and health workersengaged in treating infected patients. PVRNN NN