Chinese American groups donate medical supplies to valley hospitals

Healthcare workers across America have been pleading for more supplies to help fight and control the coronavirus.

In Las Vegas, local groups are responding to that plea helping those on the front lines.

AMERICA HAVE BEEN PLEADING FORMORE SUPPLIES TO HELP FIGHT ANDCONTROL THE CORONAVIRUS.AND HERE IN THE VALLEY...LOCAL GROUPS ARE RESPONDING TOTHAT PLEA.HELPING THOSE ON THE FRONTLINES.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR NINAPORCIUNCULA - JOINS US LIVEFROM UMC - WITH HOW THECOMMUNITY IS STEPPING UP.MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE AMERICANCOMMUNITY DONATED 4 THOUSANDSURGICAL MASKS AT UMC YESTERDAYAND THEY WILL COME BACK HERETODAY....TO DONATE TENS OF THOUSANDSMORE MASKS AND OTHER MUCHNEEDED SUPPLIES.THE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE GEARDONATIONS OR P-P-ES INCLUDEN95'S, PROTECTIVE GOGGLES.THE GROUP -- JOINED BY THE VICEPRESIDENT OF THE NORTH AMERICANSHANGHAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE --IS ALSO WORKING TO GET THE UMCHEALHCARE WORKERS SOMEPOWER-AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATORSWHICH WILL HELP EMERGENCYPHYSICIAN AND CRITICAL CAREPHYSICIANS WHEN THEY DO HIGHRISK MEDICAL PROCEDURES.ON TUESDAY MORE MEMBERS OF THELAS VEGAS CHINESE COMMUNITY,LED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROMLAN-TIAN CULTURAL CENTER,DONATED THOUSANDS OF SURGICALMASKS TO HOSPITALS INCLUDINGST.ROSE HOSPITAL, VALLEY HOSPITAL,SUNRISE HOSPITAL AND UMC.RIGHT NOW SUNRISE HOSPITAL ANDDIGNITY HEALTH ARE ACCEPTINGDONATIONS OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES.IF YOU'RE INTERESTED INREACHING OUT TO DONATE, WE'LLPUT THAT INFORMATION FOR YOUUNDER THIS STORY AT KTNV.COM.GOVERNOR SISOLAK IS ALSO TRYINGTO STOP MEDICATION HOARDING!HE HAS PLACED RESTRICTIONS ON