As the coronavirus continues to spread in the Kansas City metro, hospitals need additional supplies to keep their workers safe.
TO HELP STOCK OURFRONTLINE WORKERSWITH THE SUPPLIES THEYNEED TO COMBAT THECORONAVIRUSORGANIZERS PUTTOGETHER A DRIVE-THRUDONATION EVENT FOR ACOUPLE OF OUR LOCALHOSPITALS.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER NICK STARLINGSHOWS US HOW THECOMMUNITY CAME OUT TOHELP.THERE'S SUCH A CRITICALNEED FOR PERSONALPROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTFOR THOSE FRONT-LINEHEALTH CARE WORKERSTRYING TO COMBATCOVID-19.
AS THIS ISSOMETHING THAT DOESN'TSEEM TO BE GOING AWAYANYTIME SOON AND SOWITH THE PARTNERSHIPOF THE UNIVERSITY OFKANSAS HEALTH SYSTEMAND CHILDRENS MERCYHOSPITAL THEY'REHOLDING THIS DRIVE FORYOU TO BRING ANYTHINGLIKE UNUSED N95 MASKS,MAYBE SOME SOAP YOUHAVE ALSO SOME UNUSEDHAND SANITIZER, GLOVESTO HELP THEM OUTDURING THIS TOUGH TIMEFOR THEM AND THEY SAYTHE OUTPOURING OFCOMMUNITY THEY SAWTODAY IS SIMPLY AMAZING.Chris Jenson, M.D., HelpedorganizeeventWe've always rallied aroundeach other and this is justanother time we need to dothat.Ron Wilson, Donated itemsIt doesn't matter if we haveany kind of a natural disasteror whatever happens in thiscommunity everybody alwayspitches in so I think it's justinus as MIdwesterners to dowhat we can.THIS EVENT OCCURREDFOR A COUPLE HOURSTODAY AND EVENTORGANIZERS TELL METHEY PROBABLY WILLHAVE MORE OF THESEEVENTS IN THE FUTUREBECAUSE THE NEED WILLPROBABLY CONTINUE ASTHIS VIRUS SPEADS IN OURCOMMUNITY.REPORTING IN OVERLAND
As the coronavirus continues to spread in the Kansas City metro, hospitals need additional supplies to keep their workers safe.