China’s Richest Man Donates One Million Face Masks & 5,000 Test Kits To The US
China’s richest man, Jack Ma has decided to setup and help the US.
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Ma, who is the founder of the popular wholesale company, Alibaba, is donating one million face masks and 500,000 coronavirus test kits to the country to help the world’s largest economy fight the outbreak, which has killed at least 5,000 people worldwide.
Jack Ma, who’s worth worth £31.6billion announced the big move on Friday through his account on Twitter-like Weibo. He said he was able to gather the supplies today and will immediately send them out “as donations to the American people.”
“Based on the counter-epidemic experience we have gained in the past months, quick and accurate test solution and protective equipment for medical workers are the key goods to stop the epidemic from escalating,” The Daily Mail quotes. Ma went on to say, “Hopefully, these supplies can help some people in the United States. This is a big epidemic challenge faced by mankind in an era of globalisation. To this day, it is no longer a challenge any country can overcome by itself, but one that all of us need to face together hand-in-hand.” Before concluding, the self-made billionaire, who used to be an English teacher, said, “United we stand, divided we fall!”
The 55-year-old is not only helping Americans. According to the news site, Ma announced earlier this week that he was donating 1.8million face masks and 100,000 coronavirus test kits to Europe.
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