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Chinese billionaire and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma said that he would donate masks, test kits and protective suits to all countries in Africa to help cope with the novel coronavirus, CNN reports.
«Africa can be one step ahead of the coronavirus. To each of the 54 African countries, we will donate 20,000 test kits, 100,000 masks and 1,000 medical use protective suits and face shields», he wrote on his Twitter account Monday.
Africa can be one step ahead of the coronavirus. To each of the 54 African countries, we will donate 20,000 test kits, 100,000 masks and 1,000 medical use protective suits and face shields. Thank you @PMEthiopia @AbiyAhmedAli for your support. pic.twitter.com/6oKptVCjNx
— Jack Ma (@JackMa) March 16, 2020
The Jack Ma foundation will also work with medical institutions in Africa «to provide online training material for Covid-19 on clinical treatment».
«The world cannot afford the unthinkable consequences of a COVID-19 pandemic in Africa», he said in a tweeted statement on Monday March 16.
The products will first be delivered to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will oversee the distribution of the supplies to other African countries, Jack Ma said.
The billionaire also announced on Friday that he would donate 500,000 coronavirus test kits and a million face masks to the United States.
