Bloomberry donating €1 million for the fight against Coronavirus

Casino operator announced a donation to help in the fight against the Coronavirus spread.

Philippines.- Casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp has announced that its corporate social responsibility arm, Bloomberry Cultural Foundation Inc. (BCFI), is donating Php60 million (€1 million) worth of personal protective equipment and face masks to the Department of Health with the aim of helping prevent the spread of COVID-19 across the Philippines.

According to a filing, the Bloomberry Cultural Foundation got permission to acquire three different Covid-19 testing kits currently available in China and South Korea. The shipment of supplies is due to arrive late this week at which time it will be distributed to medical front liners in various hospitals dealing with COVID-19 patients.

“As soon as the clearances and permits are issued, BCFI will procure 100,000 test kits to augment the much-needed supply of the government for testing COVID-19,” the company said.