Virus Outbreak: Priest thanks Taiwanese for donating NT$120mStaff writer, with CNAFather Giuseppe Didone yesterday issued an open letter thanking Taiwanese for donating NT$120 million (US$3.98 million) in six days to a fundraising campaign he launched to help fight the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. Didone on Wednesday last week appealed for donations to the Camillian Saint Mary’s Hospital Luodong to purchase emergency medical provisions, including masks and protective gowns, for health workers in Italy. Father Giuseppe Didone in Yilan County yesterday thanks Taiwanese for donating more than NT$120 million to help fight COVID-19 in Italy. “In the last few days, I’ve seen a late-stage cancer patient come to the hospital to make a donation. I’ve seen an old vegetable vendor waiting in line to donate surgical face masks and some of her earnings.

Source: Taipei Times April 07, 2020 15:56 UTC