{"id":7332,"date":"2020-03-26T14:49:31","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T14:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=7332"},"modified":"2020-03-26T14:49:36","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T14:49:36","slug":"nigeria-receives-covid-19-test-kits-from-alibaba-founder-jack-ma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=7332","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria receives Covid-19 test kits from Alibaba founder Jack Ma"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fashionunited.com\/images\/201802\/x1-Alibaba.jpg.pagespeed.ic.0EAwupQcgV.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria receives Covid-19 test kits from Alibaba founder Jack Ma\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria on Wednesday received test kits and protective gear from China&#8217;s richest man, Jack Ma, to help fight coronavirus, which has so far claimed one life and infected 45 others in Africa&#8217;s most populous nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s top health official, Abdulaziz Abdullahi, told AFP that the country had received 100,000 face masks, 1,000 protective gowns and 20,000 test kits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The equipment will be distributed to frontline health workers and hospital laboratories, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ma, the founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, has vowed to donate equal amounts of gear to all 54 countries in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has also offered the United States half a million test kits and a million masks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Health experts are worried about Nigeria&#8217;s vulnerability to coronavirus because of its huge population and poor healthcare infrastructure. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria on Wednesday received test kits and protective gear from China&#8217;s richest man, Jack Ma, to help fight coronavirus, which has so far claimed one life and infected 45 others in Africa&#8217;s most populous nation. 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