Covid-19: Co-op Bank donates Sh100m towards purchase of ventilators

The Co-operative Bank has donated Sh100m for the purchase of ventilators to help meet demand as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

In a statement on Monday, the bank's Managing Director and CEO Gideon Muriuki appealed to other corporate institutions and Kenyans of goodwill to join hands and support the fight against Covid-19.

"This is a critical moment for our country... The board of directors and staff of co-op bank is honoured to support with a key cash contribution preferably to be allocated towards the purchase of critical ventilators," Muriuki said.

This comes after Chinese billionaire and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma sent his second round of donation meant to help in combating the novel coronavirus.

The donation will be distributed to the 54 countries in Africa. 

Jack Ma posted in his Twitter handle that the donations are on its way, including 500 ventilators, 200, 000 suits and face shields, 2,000 thermometers, 1 million swabs and extraction kits and 500,000 gloves.

The first round of donation which arrived in the country on March 24 at the JKIA.

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