Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma to ship 500k COVID-19 test kits to U.S.

Through his charitable foundation, the Chinese billionaire Jack Ma said he would donate 500,000 test kits, as well as 1 million face masks, to assist the U.S. response to the growing coronavirus outbreak.

The co-founder of the Alibaba Group—which encompasses the international online retail giant Alibaba as well as cloud computing subsidiaries and other tech offerings—made the announcement on Twitter, saying it was currently preparing the shipment.