CORONAVIRUS | The Negri Sembilan government has received a cash donation of RM1 million from Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) to help fight the spread of COVID-19 in the state.

The donation was presented by TNB chief ventures officer Nor Azman Mufti and Negri Sembilan TNB head of customer services Mahamad Farizan Mahamad to Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun at Wisma Negeri here yesterday.

TNB, in a statement today, said the donation was hoped to enable the state government, through the state health department to immediately procure more healthcare and medical equipment needed to fight the pandemic.

The donation, made through the Corporate Malaysia Against Covid-19 Action Coalition initiative, was an additional allocation from the RM10 million already given by TNB to the Health Ministry for the same purpose. - Bernama

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