Jack Ma’s very first tweet: “All the best to our friends in America.”
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Jack Ma, co-founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, is contributing countless coronavirus test sets and deal with masks to the United States, Europe and Africa.
On Friday in a declaration shared on Twitter, the Chinese billionaire stated the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation would contribute 500,000 test sets and 1 million face masks to the United States. Alibaba Group validated the contribution to CNET.Â
On Sunday, Ma signed up with Twitter and tweeted a picture of the “first shipment” of face masks and test sets, stating it was removing from Shanghai. It’s uncertain who is getting or dispersing them.
The very first delivery of masks and coronavirus test sets to the United States is removing from Shanghai. All the very best to our good friends in America. ???? pic.twitter.com/LTn26gvlOl
— Jack Ma (@JackMa) March 16, 2020
An absence of test sets has up until now avoided the United States from evaluating the complete level of the infection’ spread. Â
On Monday, the Jack Ma Foundation likewise revealed contributions to Europe and Africa.
The 2nd delivery of contributions from Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation for epidemic avoidance in Europe has actually simply come to the Liege Airport in Belgium, hours ahead of schedule. pic.twitter.com/i2k6zYAmlV
— Jack Ma Foundation (@foundation_ma) March 16, 2020
Africa can be one action ahead of the coronavirus. To each of the 54 African nations, we will contribute 20,000 test sets, 100,000 masks and 1,000 medical usage protective matches and face guards. Thank you @PMEthiopia @AbiyAhmedAli for your assistance. pic.twitter.com/GnB2Babkcx
— Jack Ma Foundation (@foundation_ma) March 16, 2020
As of Monday, coronavirus deaths worldwide have actually topped 6,700, with 175,000 validated cases. On March 11, the World Health Organization stated a pandemic. Â
“Drawing from my own country’s experience, speedy and accurate testing and adequate personal protective equipment for medical professionals are the most effective in preventing the spread of the virus,” Ma stated in the declaration shared Friday on Twitter. “We can’t beat this virus unless we eliminate boundaries to resources and share our know-how and hard-earned lessons.”
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