South Korea, through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has donated 40,000 high-quality KF94 face masks to the Government of Guyana to help frontline health and child protection workers protect themselves from becoming infected with COVID-19.
In a statement, UNICEF said the masks, which have been delivered to the ministries of Health, and Human Services and Social Security, can filter out SARS-CoV-2 particles which are responsible for the COVID-19 disease.
At brief handover ceremonies on Friday, UNICEF Representative Nicolas Pron said that the donation stemmed from the longstanding partnership between the Republic of Korea and UNICEF. “Our healthcare and child protection workers are on the frontlines everyday ensuring that children, families, and all Guyana are able to receive necessary services and it is important that they receive the best protection possible to enable them to continue their hard work. This donation will contribute positively towards protecting those key frontline workers as all partners work to contain and end the pandemic,” Pron was quoted as saying.
