Vitebsk's business community united to support medical workers in the fight against coronavirus

– Despite the current difficulties faced by businesses, leading entrepreneurs of the regional center have organized to help in the fight against coronavirus and do everything in their power, – informed Vladimir Lukyanov, Executive Director of the Public Association "Association of Employers and Entrepreneurs".

The scientific and production enterprise LLC "SIVital" has developed a test for detecting coronavirus RNA based on PCR research and is currently awaiting authorization from the Ministry of Health for its application. ChUP "Polymerkonstruktsiya" has submitted documents for state registration of its own disinfectant.

LLC "Marko" supplied specialized footwear to doctors at the regional hospital and the oncology center. The company "Nika" gratuitously donated 500 masks to the regional clinical hospital. "Vitebsky Traktir" organized free meals for medical staff of the regional clinical specialized center (formerly the Vitebsk railway hospital). In total, more than 70 Vitebsk entrepreneurs have supported the initiative so far, creating a WhatsApp chat called "We are Together".

– The local charitable foundation for spiritual revival "Zhizn" (www.blagotvori.by) has opened a charitable account, the funds of which will be used for the production of test systems for coronavirus detection, disinfectants, masks, suits, and respirators for medical workers, – reported Lyudmila Prokofieva, Chairperson of the Foundation's Board. – As of the morning of April 1, the account had received 25 thousand rubles from the private enterprises "Machine-building company "Vitebskiye Pod"yomniki", "Vitstroytekhmash", "Tuson".

Anyone can transfer money to the charitable account at OJSC "ASB Belarusbank" No. BY34AKBB 3135 1087 6008 4200 0000, bank BIK AKBBBY21200, UNP 390540878. The payment recipient is the "Local charitable foundation for spiritual revival "Zhizn"; the "Payment purpose code" field should not be filled in.

A regional headquarters, headed by the chairman of the regional executive committee Nikolai Sherstnev, has been established to coordinate activities in the fight against coronavirus COVID-19.