RAJSHAHI, July 18, 2020 (BSS) – A total of 550 COVID-19 positive patients in Rajshahi city areas have, so far, received humanitarian assistance to mitigate their livelihood related difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Each of the beneficiary families were given a food package containing 13 food items like 30 kilograms (KG) of rice, five-kg of flour, two-kg of pulse, five-kg of potatoes, two-kg of sugar, two-kg of onion, three liters of edible oil, one kilogram of salt, 500 grams of suji, ginger and garlic each, 200 grams of tea and two soaps at their respective doorsteps.
As part of its continuous efforts of providing humanitarian assistance to the hard-hit families, Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) delivered the food support at the doorsteps of the infected patients in all 30 wards through the respective ward councilors till today (Saturday).
Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton opened the distribution programme through handing over food packages for 32 of the targeted families at his city bhaban office on June 28 last.
All of the hardest hit-patient families will get the food support at their respective doorsteps in phases.
A total of 1,612 people have tested positive for COVID-19 with eight fatalities in Rajshahi city areas till Friday last.
Meanwhile, the RCC has distributed 1,394.85 tonnes of rice, Taka 48.12 lakh in cash and 145 cartons of baby food among the badly virus affected families as part of the government aid to handle the present troubled situation.
It has also distributed 239.80 tonnes of rice among 31,324 people of 157 organisations as the gift of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and as a part of the government’s instant humanitarian support to relieve the livelihood related hardship.
The city corporation distributed various types of foodstuffs which include 325.33 tonnes of rice, 58.68 tonnes of pulse, 58.45 tonnes of potato, 15.08 tonnes of flour, 17 tonnes of fine and aromatic rice, 11.2 tonnes of sugar, 11,250 packets of vermicelli, 39 tonnes of pumpkin and 4.52 tonnes of spinach.
Besides, it has been distributing foodstuffs among around 300 distressed COVID-19 infected patients in the city areas since early last week.