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Belleville, Shiloh hospitals accept donations of masks, goggles in coronavirus battle

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The Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce said Monday that donations to help health care workers during the coronavirus pandemic are being collected at the front entrance of Memorial Hospital in Belleville and Memorial Hospital East in Shiloh.

The chamber said these are the items the workers need the most as they battle COVID-19:

Masks of any kind, particularly N95 masks. This includes homemade masks, as well.

Personal protection equipment, also known as PPE, of any kind

Clorox/sanitizing wipes

Goggles and safety glasses

Memorial Hospital is at 4500 Memorial Drive in Belleville and Memorial Hospital East is at 1404 Cross St. in Shiloh.

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Keep up with all the coronavirus news in southwestern Illinois

Stay updated with the events in southwestern Illinois that have been canceled or postponed because of coronavirus concerns.