Chinese foundations donate medical supplies to 10 Asian countries

Source: Xinhua| 2020-03-21 20:49:22|Editor: huaxia

NINGBO, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation said on Saturday they will donate medical supplies to another 10 countries in Asia to assist their fight against the novel coronavirus.

A total of 1.8 million masks, 210,000 COVID-19 testing kits, 36,000 pieces of protective suits and other materials like ventilators and forehead thermometers will be delivered to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

"Delivering fast is not easy, but we'll get it done," Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group, posted on his Twitter account. "Go Asia!"

The foundations on Thursday announced that they will donate 2 million face masks, 150,000 testing kits and 20,000 protective suits to Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.

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