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Facebook Donates Emergency Wildfire Mask Stash, Musk Also Aiding
- Facebook had stocked up on face masks as wildfire precaution
- CEOs join wider tech industry mobilization of resources
Mark Zuckerberg
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Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook Inc. has donated its emergency reserve of 720,000 face masks, joining other tech corporations declaring aid in fighting the coronavirus pandemic. At the same time, Tesla Inc. chief Elon Musk said a shipment of face masks was stuck in transit.
Facebook built up a stockpile of masks in case wildfires in its home state of California persisted. It’s now donated that supply, the Facebook chief executive officer said on his feed without specifying recipients. Facebook’s Journalism Project is also distributing $1 million in grants to support news reporting around the virus outbreak.