Masks for MHA COVID-19 is an airborne disease. Airborne diseases can spread when people with certain infections—like coronavirus—cough, sneeze, or even talk if they spew nasal and throat secretions into the air around them. These almost invisible secretions are said to be able to travel six to 13 feet and if they land on you, because you are standing to close to an infected person, you can become infected with the coronavirus disease too. You may have heard a lot about the fact that there is a significant lack of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) available for purchase as the coronavirus has made its’ deadly path around the world. Surgical masks, the type normally worn by medical professionals, are able to provide some protection from airborne particles and other contaminates to the face of the person wearing the mask. Most medical personnel need to wear a special N95 respirator face mask, but the Center for Disease Control (CDC) does not recommend hospital-grade N95 masks for everyday use by the general public. The co-owners of the family of China Inn and Chow Time Restaurants in Memphis, TN, have always been known for their philanthropy. The quartet began to ponder what they could do to help many of the same people who have made their restaurants so successful over the past 20+ years. “We saw a lot of charity being delivered to area hospitals, the police, and sheriff’s departments,” said China Inn/Chow Time co-owner Ronald Kent. “We appreciate what others have done and rather than do the same thing, we jointly decided that we wanted our gift to the community to have a different type of impact by helping some of the lower- or fixedincome, non-working residents who really needed help. We realize that these are some of the same people who eat at our 8
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