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Chinese Billionaire Sending 1.8m Masks to Afghanistan, 9 Other Countries to Combat Coronavirus

Chinese Billionaire Sending 1.8m Masks to Afghanistan, 9 Other Countries to Combat Coronavirus

BEIJING - Jack Ma, Asia’s richest man, pledged 1.8 million face masks, 210,000 test kits and 36,000 protective suits plus ventilators and thermometers to combat the outspread of coronavirus in Afghanistan and 9 other Asian countries.
“Go Asia! We will donate emergency supplies (1.8M masks, 210K test kits, 36K protective suits, plus ventilators & thermometers) to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan & Sri Lanka. Delivering fast is not easy, but we’ll get it done!,” the Chinese billionaire and founder of Alibaba Group and Jack Foundation said in a Twitter post.
The Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan has so far recorded 22 positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) across the country.
However, the virus is rapdily spreading in some of the developing countries including Pakistan where the authorities have recorded 510 confirmed cases. (KHAAMA PRESS)