KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) — UMW Holdings Berhad has contributed essential Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to be distributed to several Malaysian hospitals tasked with the screening and treatment of COVID-19 patients.
A total of 15,000 disposable headscarves, 10,000 gowns and 3,000 boot covers, all of which were produced internally at the Toyota Boshoku UMW manufacturing plant in Bukit Raja, Klang, will be distributed to hospitals, where PPE are essential in keeping healthcare workers safe. In order to distribute the PPE effectively, 7,000 disposable headscarves, 7,000 gowns and all boot covers will be delivered directly to the Ministry of Health, while the remaining 8,000 disposable headscarves and 3,000 gowns will be disbursed via NGOs such as the St John Ambulance of Malaysia.