Jack Ma donates big to African countries including Zimbabwe for Covid-19 fight

Chinese billionaire has pledged material and training for all African countries including Zimbabwe to help in the fight against the novel coronavirus, Covid-19.

In a statement the Jack Ma Foundation said:

To combat the potential surging demand for medical supplies and equipment in Africa, Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation will donate to each one of the 54 African nations 20,000 testing kits, 100,000 masks, and 1,000 medical use protective suits and face shields.
In addition, we will immediately start working with medical institutions in Africa to provide online training material for COVID-19 clinical treatment.
In total, 1 .1 million testing kits, 6 millionmasks, and 60,000 medical use protective suits and face shields will be delivered to Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali of Ethiopia has agreed to take the lead in managing the logistics and distribution of these supplies to the other African countries. I want to express a big “Thank You” to the Ethiopian government and Prime Minister Abiy.

Ma said there was an opportunity for African countries to stay ahead of the disease but action needed to be taken now.