Shortly after Nintendo's donation of 9.500 masks to the American emergency services in Washington, too Microsoft products follows in his footsteps and decides to give his support to the fight that the whole world is now fighting against the infectious disease from COVID-19.
According to the Seattle Times, the company created by Bill Gates bought resources and supplies for a total cost of almost 4 million dollars. The donated material will be distributed primarily in the Seattle area and therefore includes 240.000 masks for the face, 35.000 hand sanitizers, 30.000 packed lunches and other useful items such as eye goggles and infrared thermometers. The multinational would eventually intend to purchase an additional 500.000 masks.
In the past, Microsoft has also donated $ 1 million to a fund called The Seattle Foundation, which engages in the battle against the spread of the pandemic. Companies such as Amazon e Starbucks. For the occasion, the premium functions of the communication platform Microsoft Teams have been made free.
