The caddies wearing T-shirts with the words "stronger togther" in English and "Come one China" in Chinese stand on the pitch before a 24th round La Liga match between Barcelona and Getafe in Barcelona, Spain on February 15, 2020. (Xinhua/AFP)
The Barca Experience Haikou, a museum in the capital city of south China's Hainan province, decided to donate all its 2020 ticket pre-sale income to buy medical supplies in helping Barcelona FC fight against COVID-19.
HAIKOU, April 4 (Xinhua) -- The Barca Experience Haikou will use all its ticket pre-sale income for 2020 to purchase medical supplies to help Barcelona FC fight against COVID-19, the museum's governing group Mission Hills said on Saturday.
"Mission Hills Group is actively raising medical products for pandemic control and prevention, which will arrive in Spain soon to help Barcelona fight against the pandemic," said Liu Ning, a manager at Mission Hills Haikou.
Leo Messi steps onto the pitch holding in hand with a caddie wearing a T-shirt with the words "stronger togther" in English and "Come one China" in Chinese before a 24th round match in La Liga on February 15, 2020. (Xinhua/AP)
FC Barcelona sent messages of condolence to the club's Chinese fans via social media when the COVID-19 outbreak was initially limited to China, while the team's caddies wore T-shirts with the slogan "stronger, together" to express their support and encouragement to the Chinese people.
A front view of the Barca Experience Haikou.
While the spread of the coronavirus has now been under control in China, the situation in Spain remains serious. Spain has the world's second-highest COVID-19 death toll after Italy, with the virus so far having claimed 10,935 lives. ■
