(Countering new crown pneumonia) Australian overseas compatriots donated 100 tons of anti-epidemic charter flights to Wuhan
China News Network, Wuhan, February 25th (Li Duan) A plane loaded with 100 tons of medical and epidemic prevention materials such as protective clothing and medical masks took off from Sydney and landed at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport at 21:36 Beijing time. This batch of materials was donated by overseas Chinese in Australia and distributed to Wuhan New Crown Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters and some designated hospitals.
The chairman of the Australian Chu Merchants Association and Chairman of the Board of the Australian Chinese Group, Mr. Yuan Yuanping, was the initiator and planner of the charter flight. Yuanyuan Ping said that he stayed in Wuhan after graduating from university and worked and lived in Wuhan for 35 years. It was Wuhan training that made him successful. Now when he needs him in Wuhan, he will definitely help.
On February 16, the Australian Outstanding Chinese Entrepreneurs Association and the Australian Chu Merchants Association took the lead in issuing an outbreak prevention and control materials to the overseas Chinese in Australia. In just two or three days, we received materials donated by overseas Chinese from 6 cities in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Auckland, New Zealand, and loving overseas Chinese, with a total value of more than 100 million yuan, of which Australia The Chinese Group and its subsidiaries donated medical supplies worth more than 10 million yuan.
Donated materials assembled in Sydney
"There are many people around me who want to contribute to the fight against the epidemic, so I thought about transporting supplies in the form of a charter plane." Yun Yuanping introduced that these materials include medical isolation clothing, protective clothing, oxygen generators, breathing Machine, protective mask, medical mask, etc. The first batch of medical supplies arrived in Wuhan. The second and third batches of charter flights are underway. In addition to medical supplies in the later period, some living supplies will also be arranged for delivery.
Charters for Transportation Materials Arrived in Wuhan
After the outbreak of the Wuhan New Crown Pneumonia epidemic, Yuanyuan Ping not only initiated a fundraising initiative for overseas Chinese in Australia, set up an anti-epidemic working group and served as the working group leader, but also went to Tasmania and other places to mobilize overseas Chinese groups and participated in four charitable fundraisings activity. In order to successfully apply for a charter flight, he communicated with relevant departments for several days to ensure that the materials arrived in Wuhan as soon as possible. (Finish)