By Tara Rippin • Published: 23 Mar 2020 • 18:12
Chinese community helping to combat Covid-19. Credit: Alfaz town hall
A SECOND batch of vital supplies to combat the spread of coronavirus has been donated to Alfaz del Pi Council by the town’s Chinese community. Some 9,000 masks, 600 pairs of gloves and 90 bottles of antiseptic gel were today delivered by traders, following an earlier donation on Friday. Councillors for Security and Health, Toni Such and Marisa Cortés respectively said the “local government is moved” by the continued act of solidarity.
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Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region. She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990. Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.
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