Business Community Says "Let's Overcome COVID-19"... Continuous Support Donations

Samsung, LG, Hanwha Donate Funds and Provide Training Centers
Hyundai, SK, POSCO Join Donation Efforts

Samsung Human Resources Development Center Yeongdeok Training Institute.

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Domestic major companies continue to donate to regions struggling due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) crisis. They are providing not only funds amounting to hundreds of millions of won but also medical supplies, daily necessities, and treatment centers.

According to the business community on the 7th, Samsung previously supported a total of 30 billion won, including medical supplies, to overcome the COVID-19 crisis. They provided hand sanitizers, disinfectant wipes, and daily necessity kits for self-quarantined individuals and vulnerable groups. In addition, they decided to donate relief supplies such as immune-boosting health food sets for medical staff and relief funds to the National Disaster Relief Association.

Samsung also provided the Samsung Human Resources Development Center Yeongdeok Training Center for mild patients self-isolating at home due to a shortage of hospital beds. The Yeongdeok Training Center is used as a living treatment center where mild patients can be isolated while receiving care from medical staff. Furthermore, Samsung will dispatch medical personnel from Samsung Medical Center as part of a joint support team for the Yeongdeok Training Center living treatment center. The personnel consist of doctors and nurses from three hospitals: Samsung Medical Center in Seoul, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, and Samsung Changwon Hospital.

Hyundai Motor Group donated 5 billion won to the National Disaster Relief Association for preemptive disinfection and prompt damage recovery. Hyundai Motor Group provided cash and relief and disinfection supplies to disaster-vulnerable groups, medical staff, and victims nationwide. They plan to support preventive supplies such as thermometers, hand sanitizers, and masks for low-income groups and self-quarantined individuals, assist medical staff in purchasing disinfection supplies, and ensure prevention and disinfection are carried out appropriately.

SK also supported COVID-19 damage relief with 5 billion won in cash and 400 million won worth of in-kind donations. Together with the Community Chest of Korea, SK provided daily necessities for vulnerable groups and self-quarantined individuals in Daegu and Gyeongbuk, designated as special management zones due to COVID-19 damage. SK Siltron supported the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions with 100,000 masks and 25,000 hand sanitizers, totaling 400 million won worth of in-kind donations.

LG donated 5 billion won through the Community Chest of Korea for confirmed patient support and prevention of community infection spread. In particular, they plan to support disaster-vulnerable groups and low-income people affected by economic activity contraction, focusing on the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions severely impacted by COVID-19.

LG also announced that it will provide a 550-room employee dormitory in Gumi, Gyeongbuk, and a training center facility in Uljin as living treatment centers, and supply 10,000 medical protective suits, 2,000 protective goggles, and 100,000 medical masks to medical staff in Daegu and Gyeongbuk. The protective gear provided was urgently secured by activating the global networks of LG affiliates such as LG International, LG Electronics, and LG Display.

POSCO Group also donated 5 billion won to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The donation will be used through the National Disaster Relief Association for medical relief supplies such as hand sanitizers and masks, daily necessities for self-quarantined individuals, and disinfection and prevention activities.

Hanwha Group provided the Hanwha Life Park training center located in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, as a treatment center. Hanwha Life Park is an employee-exclusive training facility opened in April last year, with 200 rooms individually equipped with beds, bathrooms, shower facilities, TVs, and Wi-Fi in two lodging buildings.

Hanwha Life Park is planned to be used as a treatment center where relatively mild patients can be isolated while receiving care from medical staff through consultations with local governments and others. Previously, Hanwha Corporation and Hanwha Solutions donated 150,000 masks to the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions.

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