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Vicki Belo's medical group to donate masks, PPE to hospitals, health clinics

By Cherry Sun

At this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vicki Belo responds to the needs of her fellow medical practitioners by donating all of Belo Medical Group's remaining stocks of personal protective equipment (PPE) to hospitals and clinics.

Vicki Belo

Vicki has temporarily suspended the operations of all Belo clinics due to the increasing threat of the COVID-19 in Manila as well as in observance of the community quarantine.

With work put to a halt for the time being, the celebrity doctor decided to give some of their medical stock for donation.

Vicki wrote, “Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Belo Medical Group stays in solidarity with the government, and the people in our continued fight against the spread of COVID-19. We must, in all ways, go beyond the necessary actions for the betterment of our country. God bless us, and keep us all safe and healthy.”

She also guaranteed support to her employees as well as encouraged the people behind other beauty and wellness centers to do the same.

Read her full statement here:

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