Threatened by the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic, the whole world is in urgent need of medical supplies to take preventive measures and to diagnose patients who have contracted the virus. Eleven board members of Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS) UK Campus shipped 10,000 test kits from China to Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London, UK on March 23. These newly developed test kits can diagnose the coronavirus within 15 minutes.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is known worldwide for medical breakthroughs and innovation, and their hospitals have a long history. Guy’s Hospital and St Thomas' Hospital are among the designated medical facilities which have been receiving and treating confirmed coronavirus patients in the UK.
This donation also received support from HM Revenue and UK Customs, King’s College London (KCL), as well as Peking University Alumni Association in the UK, demonstrating the longstanding friendship between Peking University (PKU) and the United Kingdom.
David Lawson, chief of procurement, will accept the donation on behalf of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and academic health leaders of King's Health Partners.
Donors are as follows (surname in alphabetical order):
Dai Xinmin, Huashi Pharma Holdings Co.,Ltd
Li Sufang, Shenzhen Esson New Energy Group
Li Wanshun, Henan Zhenghua Holdings Co.,Ltd
Liang Bing, Shenzhen Zhongtiecheng Industrial Development Co.,Ltd
Miao Yan, Shenzhen Click Technology Co.,Ltd
Tang Zhengyu, Shenzhen Esson New Energy Group
Wang Junlong, Jiujiang Dechang Industrial Development Co.,Ltd
Wang Wei, Shenzhen Changrun Asset Management Co.,Ltd
Xu Zelin, Shenzhen Zhelin Investment Co.,Ltd
Zhang Yidan, Shenzhen Qianhai Lukai Investment Co.,Ltd
Zhou Nan, Shenzhen Jinjin Industrial Development Co.,Ltd
By Annie Jin
Edited by Priscilla Young
