KT&G Delivers Medical Oxygen Generators to Russia... Supporting Overcoming COVID-19

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Seung-jin] KT&G announced on the 9th that it will deliver medical oxygen generators to Russia, which is struggling due to the resurgence of COVID-19.

KT&G donated 50 million KRW to the international relief and development NGO Friends to support Russia's fight against COVID-19. On the 8th, Friends purchased 23 oxygen generators with the donation, and they are scheduled to be delivered sequentially within the year to medical sites in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, where KT&G's local factory is located.

Russia has recently been setting daily records for new COVID-19 cases and deaths due to the rapid spread of variant viruses. According to Worldometer, a real-time COVID-19 statistics site, daily confirmed cases exceeded 30,000 last month. In response, KT&G decided to support medical oxygen generators, essential equipment for emergency COVID-19 medical sites.

Meanwhile, KT&G delivered oxygen generators and KF94 protective masks to Indonesia last October. Last year, it supported COVID-19 test kits in countries where its overseas subsidiaries are located, such as Indonesia, Russia, and Turkey, fulfilling its social responsibility as a global company operating local business sites.

Shim Young-ah, head of KT&G's Social Contribution Office, said, "To contribute even a little to overcoming the global COVID-19 crisis, we decided to support medical oxygen generators in Russia following Indonesia. As a global company operating in over 110 countries, KT&G will continue active social contribution activities not only domestically but also in overseas countries where it has expanded."

KT&G is also actively participating in overcoming COVID-19 domestically. In August, it delivered heatwave relief supplies to COVID-19 medical staff and low-income households. Additionally, it has continued multifaceted support since last year, including participating in the ‘Helping Flower Farms Campaign’ and the ‘Good Landlord Movement’ for small business owners and vulnerable groups, and providing food ingredients and quarantine supplies to welfare institutions nationwide.

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