The world of Tzu Chi August 2020 (Vol.125)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 11 12 15 14 13 9 8 10 Brazil has the second highest number of cases of Covid-19. By June 19, 2020, the country’s case count had passed a million. Tzu Chi donated surgical masks, protective clothing, safety goggles and medical gloves to seven local hospitals in May to help protect frontline medical workers during the pandemic. Santa Casa de Misericórdia, founded over 400 years ago, was one of the hospitals benefitting from the donation. The Santa Casa hospital system, comprising five hospitals, provides treatment for people from Brazil and other South American countries, serving over 10,000 patient visits a day. [Photograph by Li Jin-man] Originally equipped with only nine oxygen concentrators, North York General Hospital decided to purchase 130 more to meet the demand of Covid-19 patients. Tzu Chi volunteers raised money to help the hospital equip itself against the coronavirus. In just four days, volunteers exceeded their initial goal of 50,000 Canadian dollars (US$36,800), and raised a total of 75,200 dollars (US$55,400). Hospital personnel thanked the foundation for its help, saying that the donated equipment will help patients now and for many years to come. [Photograph by Zhu Qi-cheng] São Paulo, Brazil Toronto, Canada 1. Canada 2. The United States 3. Saint Martin 4. Puerto Rico 5. Dominican Republic 6. Haiti 7. Honduras 8. El Salvador 9. Guatemala 10. Mexico 11. Brazil 12. Paraguay 13. Ecuador 14. Bolivia 15. Chile The Tzu Chi Foundation has provided anti-coronavirus supplies to the following countries and regions in North and South America: Let Love Travel During Covid-19 TZU CHI 125 29