The number of beneficiaries of Qatar Charity’s (QC) interventions in the awareness and prevention campaign against the coronavirus (COVID-19) has reached 151,373 persons.
Qatar Charity, in cooperation with the authorities concerned, has distributed health and awareness bags, food baskets and other materials to the beneficiaries, including workers, and volunteers participating in raising health awareness during the period from March 18 to April 5.
The health bags and foodstuffs were distributed in many areas, including industrial areas, and the Quarantine Center in Mukaynis. Approximately 79,780 ready-to-eat meals were distributed over three periods, in addition to 38,326 food baskets, of which 34,926 were provided in the Industrial Area only. Some 33,267 health and awareness bags were distributed within the industrial areas, other external places, farm compounds, construction sites, and labour camps.
Yesterday, 890 health bags were distributed to the workers of the Doha Municipality, in the presence of representatives from the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs, and volunteers of Qatar Charity, in addition to 6,000 meals at the Quarantine Center in Mukaynis and 600 food baskets at many embassies and communities. Some 12,350 health and medical materials, including sterilizers, masks and gloves were also disturbed to health awareness workers. In the field of awareness, 90,000 copies of awareness leaflets were distributed, and 28 awareness videos were released in four languages: Arabic, English, Hindi and Filipino.
