Las Vegas Sands to Donate Over 2 Million Pieces of Protective Medical Gear
Casino operator Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) is paying out in a much different way during the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus emergency. On Tuesday, the company pledged that it is donating just over 2 million items of personal protective equipment to healthcare professionals in order to help them cope with the situation.
Specifically, Las Vegas Sands will provide 2 million medical masks and 20,000 protective suits. The former are to be distributed in Nevada and New York, while the latter will go to Nevada hospitals and first-responder medical personnel.
This represents a step up for the company, which previously supplied 100,000 face masks to Las Vegas healthcare workers, an additional 5,000 to the city's Metro Police Department, and 1,900 coronavirus testing kits to to the state of Nevada. Las Vegas Sands also mentioned that it is donating $250,000 to several Nevada food charities.
Source Fool.com
