Surabaya Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Surabaya City Hall on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, giving aid for COVID-19 handling. (ANTARA/HO-Humas Pemkot Surabaya/MY)Surabaya (ANTARA) - The Surabaya Chamber of Commerce and Industry and several other stakeholders from the public offered aid for the accelerated handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as a mark of support for the Surabaya Calling Movement (Gerakan Surabaya Memanggil).
"This aid is immensely helpful in handling the COVID-19 pandemic in Surabaya. This aid will be distributed to healthcare workers, volunteers, and impacted Surabaya residents," City Mayor Eri Cahyadi stated in Surabaya on Wednesday.
Seven forms of assistance for COVID-19 handling were directly received by City Mayor Eri Cahyadi. The Surabaya Chamber of Commerce and Industry donated one thousand hazmat suits, one thousand body bags, one thousand gloves, 7,500 medical masks, 250 face masks, and 100 liters of hand sanitizers.
The Surabaya Paliatif Foundation donated 720 boxes of medical masks, 400 bolster covers, 400 bed covers, 200 pillows, 140 boxes of nurse caps, and 40 boxes of 600 ml drinking water. PT Kalbe Farma also donated one thousand boxes of vitamins, 50 liters of hand sanitizers, and 200 spray hand sanitizers.
PT Pompa Dex Indoguna donated 37,200 masks. Meanwhile, McDonald's donated 44 thousand masks. The Social Affairs Ministry has supplied 30 beds, while PT Jawa Pos, along with the Pelangi Hidup Bersama Foundation, helped the Surabaya city government.
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Cahyadi expressed gratitude for all the assistance offered. He lauded Surabayans working together to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
He noted that the aid was not always handed directly to the city government. He mentioned that some people had assisted by giving away free meals to residences where its people were conducting self-isolation.
"From the depth of my heart, I thank all Surabaya residents immensely. I believe that prayers and the cooperation of Surabayans will help to halt the spread of COVID-19 in Surabaya," he affirmed.
Head of the Surabaya Chamber of Commerce and Industry remarked that his side will support the Surabaya city government in the efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19.
He remarked that the aid they offered was insignificant in comparison with the efforts made by healthcare workers and the public during the pandemic.
However, he was confident that by working together, Surabaya can surmount over the pandemic.
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Translator: Abdul Hakim, Mecca Yumna
Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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