Facebook is giving $ 20 million to fight coronavirus

facebook is giving $ 20 million to fight coronavirus

When the world is battling coronavirus, Facebook promises to donate $ 20 million to fight coronas. Also, Facebook has launched a 'Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund' in collaboration with the United Nations Foundation and the World Health Organization (WHO). Anyone can donate to this fund.

On Friday, Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said in a post that $ 10 million in Facebook donations would be spent on the funds directly involved in combating, identifying and preventing Corona.
The remaining $ 10 million will go to the CDC Foundation. The private company will begin fundraising from next week to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the United States.

Facebook authorities on Friday announced their decision to give Coronavirus some portion of its annual profits. Zuckerberg confirmed this in his post.

TechCrunch, the technology website, said Friday that Chinese car rental company DD Churching announced a $ 1 million special relief fund for drivers and couriers in their international markets.

Microsoft and Amazon, among other technology giants, announced a $ 10 million donation to the Covid-19 Response Fund this week. Google Dot ORG and Google activists donated the US $ 10 million as part of Quid-1's relief efforts.
References: IANS