An aircraft of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has flown in 6,000 personal protection equipment (PPE) kits or coveralls for the frontline health workers in Mumbai fighting the Covid-19 outbreak.
“6,000 PPE lifted & flown straight to Mumbai for our frontline #HealthWarriors fighting to protect Mumbaikars!”, the Brihunmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a tweet.
“A huge thanks to @ril_foundation & @thisiskar for making this possible!”, BMC said in the tweet.
RIL and RIL Foundation have announced several initiatives to fight Covid-19. These include contribution of Rs 500 crore to the PM-CARES Fund, Rs 5 core to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund of Maharashtra, and contribution of Rs 5 crore to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund of Gujarat.
In addition, it set up India’s first 100-bed exclusive Covid-19 hospital geared up in just two weeks to handle coronavirus patients.
