A generous effort to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic is coming full circle in Calgary. In January, some local volunteers organized shipments of donated medical supplies to health workers in the hard-hit city of Wuhan, China.
With the COVID-19 crisis now hitting Canada, a businesswoman in Wuhan is donating about 15,000 protective masks and gloves, shipping them to the Calgary volunteers who helped her city. “(When) people help you, you cannot forget this kindness,” Yan Ping Yang said. “You need to do what you can to return this kindness, and help.” Local volunteers are now distributing Yang’s shipment to staff at clinics, seniors homes and hospitals in the Calgary area. “This is a whole world problem right now, so we want to do our best