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National Coordinator Dr Shumete Gizaw, center-right, hands over a box of medical supplies to Minister of Health Dr Lia Tadesse, center-left, after a cargo flight containing over 6 million medical items including face masks, test kits, face shields and protective suits arrived in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Sunday, March 22, 2020. The supplies arriving from Guangzhou, China for fighting the spread in Africa of the COVID-19 coronavirus were donated by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation and will be distributed from Ethiopia to countries throughout Africa.(AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene)

National Coordinator Dr Shumete Gizaw, center-right, hands over a box of medical supplies to Minister of Health Dr Lia Tadesse, center-left, after a cargo flight containing over 6 million medical items including face masks, test kits, face shields and protective suits arrived in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Sunday, March 22, 2020. The supplies arriving from Guangzhou, China for fighting the spread in Africa of the COVID-19 coronavirus were donated by the Jack Ma Foundat…

March 22, 2020

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Africa gets emergency medical supplies from China's Jack Ma
March 22, 2020 12:53 p.m.

Africa gets emergency medical supplies from China's Jack Ma

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Africa has received a much-needed coronavirus care package from Chinese billionaire Jack Ma.