James Rodríguez’s generous donation to fight the coronavirus in Colombia

The coronavirus continues to spread and the situation worsens day by day in most countries. That is why several stars have decided to make financial contributions to various places, such as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. In this case, it was James Rodriguez who joined this wave of solidarity.

Through the foundation Colombia We Are All, delivered to the hospital Federico Lleras Acosta, in the city of Ibagué, 1,380 masks, 350 protective suits and 10 masks against biological risk. In addition, he sent 150 nutritional kits to the city mayor and another 30 to the Red Cross, to be distributed in vulnerable areas, according to local media.

Ricardo Orozco, Governor of Tolima, thanked the footballer for his gesture via Twitter: "Thank you @jamesdrodriguez for your generous heart by donating equipment and supplies to our @HFedericolleras to attend to this COVID19 emergency. Thank you, God protect you always! ”

In Colombia 608 people have already tested positive for coronavirus and six have died, reason why the government has decreed the quarantine. As published by the site Gol Caracol, sources at the foundation reported that if the situation worsens, the former Bayern Munich player could send more donations: "As the issues of the crisis progress, James and his family could allocate more resources ”.

The total value of donations exceeds $ 25,000. Some of his colleagues, like Lionel Messi They have also joined this idea. The Argentine, one of the players with the most money on the planet, will donate a million euros, as announced by the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, ​​and a part will go to another medical institution in Argentina.

For his part, Cristiano Ronaldo, With the assistance of his agent and compatriot Jorge Mendes, he donated the material to equip two complete intensive care rooms in the Santa María hospital in Lisbon, with ten beds each, respirators and cardiac monitors.

Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor also reported on his social media that he will collaborate with a fortune: “Today I have bought a million euros worth of protection material for (health) personnel so that it is delivered to all struggling hospitals in the Leinster region. Our most affected region so far ”.