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On May 7, medical facilities in Kyiv and Kyiv region received 2,520 tests for the rapid diagnosis of coronavirus from Intellias company, as part of the #AntiVirus campaign. The tests were provided by the IT Ukraine Association in cooperation with the Kyiv Volunteer Headquarters and the Kyiv Regional Center for Public Health.
Following Kyiv medical facilities received 1,200 rapid tests:
Another 1,320 rapid tests were delivered to the Kyiv Regional Center for Public Health for further sending to five Kyiv region hospitals:
It is crucial that both businesses and volunteers realize the importance of joint assistance to doctors and Ukrainians in general. We are grateful to all conscious and caring citizens and businessmen who fiercely help to solve problems. Together we are able to overcome the coronavirus challenges faster, said Maksym Bakhmatov, an adviser to the mayor of the capital, coordinator of the Kyiv Volunteer Headquarters.The #AntiVirus project was launched by the IT Ukraine Association in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus 2019-nCoV, and to help Ukrainian health workers combat it. During the first stage, six of our member companies supported the project: EPAM, GlobalLogic, Miratech, ELEKS, Ubisoft, and Intellias. As of May 7, they jointly submitted UAH 1.4 million to purchase 2,000 protective suits, and 2,680 masks for the twelve hospitals in Kyiv and Kyiv region.
