Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has donated one million euros ($1.08 million) to help buy medical supplies for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in his native Spain.
The former FC
Barcelona boss gave the money to the Medical College of Barcelona to buy “medical
equipment that is currently lacking in health centres in Catalonia,” the body
said in a statement.
His donation will
also be used to produce ventilators to treat patients and protective gear for
health care workers in Guardiola’s northeastern region of Spain.
Meanwhile Barcelona’s
Hospital Clinic said it had received a donation from FC Barcelona captain
Lionel Messi to help it fight the virus.
“Thank you Leo, for
your support and commitment,” the hospital added in a tweet.
While the hospital
did not say how much money the player donated, Catalan sports daily Mundo
Deportivo said it was one million euros.
With the pandemic
spreading across the world, Spain has been one of the worst-hit countries,
logging the third highest number of deaths with the latest toll standing at
2,696, and the total number of infections nearing 40,000.