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Arnold Schwarzenegger donates USD one million to fighting coronavirus


Published : 27 Mar 2020 06:59 PM | Updated : 05 Sep 2020 12:52 PM

Giving back to the community, actor Arnold Schwarzenegger has donated USD one million to provide critical supplies to medical professionals dealing with coronavirus patients.

The 72-year-old star on Wednesday took to social media and announced the setting-up of the Frontline Responders Fund, which will provide critical supplies to medical professionals. The 'Commando' actor announced the donation and also the fundraiser on his Instagram.

"I never believed in sitting on the couch and complaining about how bad things are, I always believed we should all do our part to make things better," he wrote in the captions.

"This is a simple way to protect our real action heroes on the frontlines in our hospitals, and I'm proud to be part of it. I donated 1 million dollars, and I hope that all of you can step up to support these heroes. Go to the link in my bio to help out," the 'Terminator' star added. The former California Governor revealed his donation on Instagram on Thursday morning, asking his fans and followers to do the same. 

His plea has seemingly worked, with nearly $500,000 more donated to the fund since his original donation. He linked to the GoFundMe page for the Frontline Responders Fund, which was created just one day ago and already has $3.3 million in donations.

The fund was created by an organization called Flexport, which is 'focusing all its resources on, 'getting critical supplies to frontline responders combating COVID-19.'  The fund is trying to supply hospitals around the world with masks, gowns, gloves and other critical supplies they need to fight the virus.