8, 900 masks for our health care workers

Health COVID-19

8, 900 masks for our health care workers

By Semi Turaga

04/04/2020

[Photo: UNICEF Pacific]

Timely help has arrived for our health care workers on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19.

8, 900 N95 masks have been handed over by UNICEF Pacific to the government.

This morning, 8,900 N95 respirators were handed over to the Fiji Government in partnership with @WHO to be distributed to frontline health workers in Fiji. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/cWv3cyiRZg
— UNICEF Pacific (@UNICEFPacific) April 3, 2020

This was done in partnership with the World Health Organisation.

These N95 masks will be distributed to health care workers on the frontline.

[Photo: UNICEF Pacific]

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