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Jack Ma to donate test kits, masks to US in fight against coronavirus

Alibaba founder has also helped Japan, South Korea and other nations

Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma   © Reuters

Chinese billionaire and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma said he will donate 500,000 coronavirus testing kits and 1 million masks to the United States and urged international cooperation to fight the health crisis.

Ma's initiative, a collaboration between his private charity and Alibaba Foundation, had recently donated relief materials to areas in Japan, Korea, Italy, Iran and Spain.

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