Chinese American organization donates 850,000 N95 masks to communities in need


  • World
  • Thursday, 06 Aug 2020

NEW YORK, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Committee of 100 (C100), a non-profit U.S. leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans from different fields, announced on Wednesday a donation of 850,000 N95 masks to healthcare workers in underserved communities in the United States.

The donation, valued at more than 3 million U.S. dollars, will assist disproportionately impacted minority communities and the healthcare institutions that serve them in the fight against COVID-19.

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