KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Sin Chew Daily) — Hong Kong-based Malaysian actress Vivien Yeo donates four sets of high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) worth RM100,000 to the Sultanah Aminah Hospital in Johor Bahru.

Yeo posted on social media that the machines arrived at the hospital on August 26.

She was born at the hospital, the same for her elder brother and younger sister.

When Yeo got to know about the hospital in need of HHFC to treat COVID-19 patients, she decided to contribute although she is based in Hong Kong. 

Yeo sought help from netizens on August 14 to acquire information on the medical equipment where many netizens assisted her on Facebook and Instagram.

“I am grateful to the netizens who have sent me private messages and also e-mailed me. I managed to contact the medical supplier to buy the equipment. My apologies for not being able to reply to all the messages and e-mails. I am thankful to have received lots of information to help me buy the equipment for the hospital with short notice,” she wrote.

Yeo said when she learned about the hospital requiring HNFC and other medical equipment to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, she immediately contacted her friends in Malaysia and also the hospital.

“After receiving the quotations, I realized how small I was. A set of Fisher & Paykel AIRO2 HFNC is RM25,000. I am unable to pay by myself all the medical equipment needed. After learning that the HFNC is not only used in emergency wards but also intensive care units and normal wards, I decided to cut down other unnecessary expenditure in the company to buy four sets of HFNC first,” she wrote.

Yeo also said she would find ways to contribute other medical equipment. 

“As long as Malaysia is in need, I will continue to support.”