Jack Ma Donates 500 Ventilators To 54 African Countries To Support Fight Against COVID-19

Founder of Alibaba Group, Jack Ma has donated 500 ventilators and some other essential medical supplies to 54 African countries to help fight coronavirus in the continent.

This was announced by the CEO of the eCommerce company, Ali Express via his verified twitter handle on Monday April 6.

The other essential medical supplies donated include, “200K suits & face shields, 2K thermometers, 1M swabs & extraction kits and 500K gloves.”

This would be second donation made by the billionaire to African countries to support its fight coronavirus in the continent.

Ma tweeted: “Our second donation to 54 countries in Africa is on the way. That includes 500 ventilators, 200K suits & face shields, 2K thermometers, 1M swabs & extraction kits and 500K gloves. Thank you @AbiyAhmedAli@flyethiopian@AfricaCDC@WFP for your partnership. Stay safe Africa!”