Health Care Providers Asking Public For Help Collecting Medical Supplies

Alecia Reid reports.

CASES WORLD WIDE WENT FROM200,000 TO 300,000.HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AREASKING FOR HELP TO BATTLEPANDEMIC AND TONIGHT PUBLIC ISRESPOND TO GO THEIR CALL FORACTION."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORT'SLEASH A READ IS IN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL WITH THATPART OF THE COVERAGE.ALYCIA.REPORTER: IT IS CRITICAL TOREMAIN SAFE SO THEY CANCONTINUE TO HELP THE COMMUNITYDURING THIS PANDEMIC.THOSE DONATIONS, CONTINUE TOPOUR IN.SYLVIA INGRAM HAS A CLOSED HERSALON ONCE MANDATORYRESTRICTIONS WENT IN EFFECT.WHEN SHE GOT WORD CHESTERCOUNTY HOSPITAL NEEDEDDONATIONS SHE DROVE ON OVER.I DON'T HAVE A USE FOR ITNOW SO I DROPPED THEM OFF.THANK YOU.UNAUDIBLE.REPORTER: STAFF MEMBERS AREPRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCINGBY RETRIEVING DONATIONS ONLYFROM THE TRUNK.WE GET FIVE OR 10 OR15 PERCENT MORE COMPLIANCE ONSOCIAL DISTANCING, HUNDREDS OFFEWER PATIENTS WILL NEED TO BEIN THE HOSPITAL.REPORTER: CHESTER COUNTYHAPPIES TRYING TO STOCK UPBEFORE THEY START RUNNING LOW,THE LIST OF THE PROTECTIVEGEAR NEEDED, INCLUDES MASKS,GLOVES, AND WIPES, ALCOHOL, ORHYDROGEN BROOKS SIDE, BLEACH,EYE PROTECTION, INCLUDING FACESHIELDS, AND DISPOSABLE GOWNS,HAND SANITIZER, HEAD COVERS,SAFETY GOGGLES, DISPOSABLESHOE COVERS AND AIR PURIFYINGRESPIRATORS AND HOODS.WE HAVE A LOT OF GENEROUSFOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARESEWING MASKS AND THINGS.WE CAN BE SURE THOSE WILL KEEPOUR PATIENTS, IN OUR HEALTHCARE WORKERS SAFE, SO WE ARESTICKING WITH STUFF THAT ISMANUFACTURED FOR THAT.REPORTER: THIS DONATIONCENTER WILL BE OPENED EVERYDAY, BETWEEN NINE AND5:00 P.M., SO NOW MEDICALSTAFF AND FIRST RESPONDERSFROM ACROSS THE AREA HAVEECHOED THEIR NEED FOREQUIPMENT AND THAT INCLUDESTEMPLE UNIVERSITY INPENNSYLVANIA, IN PHILADELPHIA,AND ALSO THE WEST WINDSORPOLICE, IN MERCER COUNTY.REPORTING LIVE FROM WEST