Jack Ma Sending Masks and Other Aid to Asia, Latin America

  • Ma’s foundation already shipped emergency donations to Africa
  • Foundation of Asia’s richest man aims to help poorest nations

Jack Ma.

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Jack Ma, Asia’s richest man, pledged 1.8 million face masks and 210,000 coronavirus test kits to some of the continent’s poorest nations, the latest step from his foundation to push back against what’s become a global pandemic.

Ma also promised to ship 2 million masks, 400,000 test kits and other aid to 24 Latin American countries. “We will hurry,” he said in a tweet.