The

Jamaica Guangdong Association has donated items valued at $1.5 million to the St Elizabeth Municipal

Corporation to help in the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

The

donation, which includes rice, flour, tin products, masks, gloves, sanitiser,

disinfecting wipes, alcohol, and disinfectant, will benefit the most vulnerable

in the parish, particularly the elderly, shut-ins and indigent persons.

A

portion of the protective gear and sanitising products will be delivered to the

St Elizabeth Health Department and Black River Hospital to help doctors and

nurses, who are working on the frontlines to mitigate the spread of the virus.

Minister

of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries,

Floyd Green, who attended the handover ceremony at the municipal

corporation’s offices in Black River, said that the contribution will go a far

way in supporting the efforts in St. Elizabeth to battle COVID-19.

Andy

Chang from the Jamaica Guangdong Association, who handed over the items, told JIS News that the Chinese community is committed

to helping Jamaica fight COVID-19 “because Jamaica is like our second home”.