The Bill Gates Foundation will allocate an additional $ 150 million to combat COVID-19

Thus, the fund will donate a total of more than $ 250 million to counter the coronavirus.

The charity fund of the founder of the American company Microsoft Bill Gates and his wife Melinda will allocate an additional 150 million US dollars to fight against coronavirus.

Earlier, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation already provided money (at least $ 100 million) for activities aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19.

“Today we announce additional financing in the amount of $ 150 million,” the organization said in a statement.

Thus, the fund will donate a total of more than 250 million to counter the coronavirus.

These funds will be used to finance the search for new diagnostic methods for COVID-19, the development of vaccines for the virus and help the poor in Asia and Africa.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is the second largest subsidy for the World Health Organization – in 2018-2019, it provided 9.7% of the budget of this organization.