TikTok Donates Protective Gears, Masks Worth Rs 100 Crore to Indian Doctors Tackling COVID-19 Patients

New Delhi: Chinese short video platform TikTok on Wednesday donated 400,000 hazmat medical protective suits and 200,000 masks worth Rs 100 crore in order to help doctors and other medical professionals tackle the spread of COVID-19 in India.

“The Government of India has been making concerted efforts to contain the spread of the virus and through this donation we want to contribute towards this effort. With support from the Union Ministry of Textile, this essential gear, which meets the prescribed standards and guidelines, is being handed over to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India,” the company said in a statement.

The masks shall be provided to both local and state-level medical workers and have been handed to the Delhi and Maharashtra governments.