UOC and Novinsky’s Foundation donates PCR tests to hospitals in Vinnytsia
Met. Varsonofy of Vinnytsia and Bar donated tests for coronavirus detection to hospitals in Vinnytsia. Photo: facebook.com/OppoblocOfficial
On April 7, 2020, Metropolitan Varsonofy of Vinnytsia and Ba handed over 3,000 PCR tests to the Vinnytsia Regional Laboratory Centre at the Ministry of Health of Ukraine to detect coronavirus, according to the press centre of the people’s deputy of Ukraine Vadim Novinsky.
Tests were purchased by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Vadim Novinsky International Charitable Fund of the Protection of the Holy Virgin.
As reported earlier, the Primate of the UOC blessed all eparchies to participate in the combat against the pandemic.
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