Dial in to help with charity campaign

A charity is calling for people in Rutherglen and Cambuslang to use their smartphones to help fight coronavirus.

Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland is calling for people to join their campaign to help people with chest heart and stroke conditions fight the virus in Scotland.

Their“Scotland Against Coronavirus”campaign aims to create a movement of thousands of Scots ready to:

■Share the latest condition-specific life-saving information

■Share information on how people with chest heart and stroke conditions can continue to get support if community services they use have to temporarily close

■Show their moral support for frontline staff fighting the virus

■Get in touch with people to make sure that they don’t fight this virus alone

They are asking people to sign up to the campaign and get regular micro-volunteering opportunities – for example sharing messages on social media or via email, to help Scotland fight the virus.

Chief executive of Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland, Jane-Claire Judson, said:“Most of us in Scotland have a smartphone. Now is the opportunity for us all to use this technology to help save lives.

“We want to build an online community that helps the most vulnerable people with this outbreak.

“With our“Scotland Against Coronavirus”campaign we want to build a mass movement of people ready to share vital information with their networks and show their support to people on the frontline of the fight against this disease.

“People with long term health problems like chest, heart and stroke conditions are at high risk of complications with coronavirus.

“Together we can fight coronavirus in Scotland. We won’t let it stop our mission to make sure that no life is half lived in Scotland.”

To join the movement to fight against coronavirus in Scotland sign up at www.chss.org.uk/coronavirus

Most of us in Scotland have a smartphone. Now is the opportunity for us to use this technology to help save lives