COVID-19: JACK MA DONATES THIRD BATCH OF TEST KITS AND VENTILATORS TO AFRICAN COUNTRIES
Chinese Billionaire and Businessman, Jack Ma has donated another batch of Coronavirus test kits and ventilators to African countries.
Nigeria and fifty-three other African countries would receive 500,000 coronavirus test kits and 300 ventilators.
This was disclosed by Jack Ma,on Monday,20th April. He said the donation was the third batch to Africa and it would be dispatched immediately to the African Centres for Disease Control for further distribution to AU Member States.
With these,he donated 4.6m masks, 200,000 clothing sets, 200,000 face shields, 2,000 thermal guns, 100 body temperature scanners and 500,000 pairs of gloves.
Earlier, On March 16, the Jack Ma had donated his first batch of medical supplies comprising 20,000 test kits, 100,000 masks, 1,000 medical protective suits and face shields to each of the 54 AU Member States.
Also, on April 6, Jack Ma dispatched his second donation to Africa which included 500 ventilators, 200,000 suits and face shields, 2,000 thermometers, one million swabs, and extraction kits as well as 500,000 gloves.
Meanwhile, Nigeria as the most populous African country had only conducted while South Africa had conducted 7,153 test.
Not lesser than 20,000 coronavirus cases and over 1000 attendant deaths have been recorded in Africa.
The supplies were distributed by Ethiopian Airlines and Nigeria’s share was delivered at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
However, Jack Ma tweeted via his verified Twitter handle that the third batch of medical equipment is on the way.
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