100,000 surgical face masks have been donated by the Malta Trust Foundation to Social Justice and Solidarity Minister Michael Falzon, to be distributed to vulnerable families and NGOs.

This donation stems from the initiative of the Malta Trust Foundation’s international director Sophie Chen who was instrumental in securing the masks to help curb the spread of Covid-19 in the community.

“NGO representatives are wearing and disposing of masks every day and this come at a huge cost,” said Foundation head Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca.”We have also received reports of people who are unable to afford buying masks, which is why we stepped in.”

The masks will be distributed to 80 NGOs, as well 53 parishes that distribute food to those in need.

Ms Coleiro Preca appealed to everybody to abide by the authorities’ instructions to wear masks properly, social distance, and to practise proper hand sanitisation.

Minister Michael Falzon praised this initiative and urged the public to keep following directives given by authorities, as Malta waited for the introduction of the vaccine, “with the hope of regaining normality.”

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