Rihanna donates $5 million to fight COVID-19
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Singer Rihanna has donated $5 million to COVID-19 efforts across the world.
International singer and entrepreneur Rihanna donated $5 million to COVID-19 efforts across the globe through the Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF).
In a release posted on their website, the foundation says that it has provided funding for organizations like Direct Relief, Feeding America, Partners in Health, The World Health Organization's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, the International Rescue Committee, and a few others.
The funds will go to local food banks serving at-risk communities and the elderly in the United States, testing and care in countries like Haiti and Malawi, protective equipment for frontline health workers and diagnostic labs, establishment and maintenance of intensive care units, and distribution of critical respiratory supplies.
It will also provide funding for the development of vaccines and other therapies across the globe, healthcare worker training, and virus prevention and containment in countries that will be on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response.
Rihanna founded the Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF), named after her grandparents, back in 2012. It funds programs related to education and emergency preparedness all over the world.
Meanwhile, the Philippines is under state of calamity while Luzon is under enhanced community quarantine to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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