Bengaluru-based Gokula Education Foundation (GEF), which runs the Ramaiah Group of Institutions and Hospitals, on Monday donated Rs 3 crore to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund and the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund to help overcome the COVID-19 pandemic.
The GEF delegation — led by chairperson Dr M R Jayaram, vice-president Seetharam and other officials — met Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and handed over a cheque of Rs 2 crore and Rs 1 crore to the CM's fund and PM CARES' fund, respectively.
The group has also allocated a 200-bed isolation facility to exclusively treat COVID-19 patients at its campus in Bengaluru. Besides, the Ramaiah Hospital is also running a fever clinic to screen all suspected COVID-19 cases.
(Published 06 April 2020, 18:07 IST)
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