Move comes over fears of missing out on key information

CHARITIES have mobilised to ensure one of Glasgow’s most vulnerable communities is given the support needed to stay safe during the coronavirus crisis.

Concerns had been raised that Roma residents of the city would miss out on vital health information given in English.

But Govanhill third-sector bodies Community Renewal and Govanhill Community Development Trust (GCDT) have created resources to share Covid-19 information.

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Annie Macfarlane, chairwoman of Govanhill Housing Association, of which GCDT is a part, said: “This health crisis has come as a shock to all of us, and there is a lot of information to take in.

“Govanhill Housing Association is working very hard to contact our tenants from all nationalities and cultures to ensure they are aware of the ongoing situation, and to help in whatever way we can at this very unsettling time.

“In the wider community, the GCDT has been providing information in various languages via Facebook videos, as well as over the phone. The phones have been ringing off the hook.”

GCDT has also set up two Mutual Aid Groups for Govanhill in English and Romanian to enable people to link in with others for support.

The Facebook pages for both have already attracted dozens of members keen to help out in their communities.

Annie added: “We have been working very closely other community groups.

“We know that coronavirus, also with