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James McAvoy Donates $340,000 to U.K. Health Service for Protective Gear Amid Coronavirus Crisis
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hollywoodreporter.comJames McAvoy has donated 275,000 pounds ($340,000) to help purchase equipment for health service staff treating coronavirus patients.
The money was given to the crowdfunding campaign Masks for Heroes, set up by a group of U.K. doctors to raise money to buy personal protective equipment such as masks, visors and gloves for NHS staff, helping push the total so far to 700,000 pounds ($868,000), according to McAvoy, and more than three times the initial target of 200,000 pounds ($247,000). "We've all heard stories about doctors and nurses having to buy their own personal protective equipment from the Internet or DIY stores, and the products aren't good enough and frankly neither is that situation," he said in an Instagram video.
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