Contribution to fight COVID-19 pandemic

According to report from the Ministry of Health, the family of Mr. Zemuy Tekeste and Ms. Wuba, nationals residing in Sweden, contributed 1 million Nakfa to the effort to fight the spread of corona virus.

Asmara, 18 April 2020- According to report from the Ministry of Health, the family of Mr. Zemuy Tekeste and Ms. Wuba, nationals residing in Sweden, contributed 1 million Nakfa to the effort to fight the spread of corona virus.

Likewise a number of nationals inside the country contributed 3 thousand 625 Nakfa and 154 Dollars, Ms. Tsigereda Hailu, Medina Company, Ade restaurant and ‘Metcon’ private firm contributed 5 thousand each.
Nationals residing in Beirut, Lebanon, also contributed 6 thousand and 532 US Dollars.

In related news nationals residing in Port Sudan contributed half a million Sudanese Pound, Eritrean community in Kassala 300 thousand pounds, staff members of the Eritrean Embassy 1 million and 26 thousand pounds, Eritrean community members in Gedarif 50 thousand pound, Eritrean community members in Khartoum 50 thousand pounds, St. Peter and Abune Aregawi Churches in Khartoum 30 thousand pounds, members of the YPFDJ 1 thousand US Dollars, and a number of nationals in Khartoum 1 million and 200 thousand pounds as well as 6 thousand and 500 US Dollars.

The residents of Akria sub-zone, Central region, also extended material support to 358 disadvantaged citizens in their area.