COMPANIES are donating Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Northern Ireland Hospice.
Belfast company Portview Fit-Out donated 1,500 face masks to the hospice today while Kerry Group dropped off a car boot full of PPE.
Portview Fit-Out creates high-end interiors including shop displays, office spaces and bars, and donated the masks to help hospice staff care for patients amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
The businesses are among dozens who have given their supplies of personal protective masks and other equipment to healthcare workers.
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Other businesses have begun making face guards during the pandemic.
The Northern Ireland Hospice has aunched a new appeal for donations to counter the "devastating impact" of coronavirus on its fundraising campaign.
The 'Now, More Than Ever' emergency appeal is calling for people to donate what they can during the lockdown as the charity says it is facing a shortfall of up to £10 million by the end of the year.
Donations will help the Hospice and Children's Hospice to continue to support more than 4,000 people every year who are living with life-limiting conditions.
Thank you to #KerryGroup who donated a car full of PPE equipment to us this week.
— NI Hospice (@NIHospice) March 31, 2020
Your support is greatly appreciated and will help us continue to provide our vital care services safely, both in our in-patient unit and in the local community.#Coronavirus #PPE #BetterTogether pic.twitter.com/SdkbeGOx3H
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We've donated another 1,500 #PPE masks to @NIHospice to help protect the amazing #frontliners looking after some of the most vulnerable in our community. This is the least we could do. #AllInThisTogether #FlattenTheCurve #PPEshortage #COVID?19 #coronavirus #TeamPortview pic.twitter.com/SskMazP2lm
— Portview (@PortviewFitOut) March 31, 2020
