James McAvoy has donated $340,000 to a campaign to buy vital protective personal equipment for U.K. health workers treating coronavirus patients. More details:
The actor called on others to donate to a crowdfunding campaign helping purchase vital equipment for U.K. health workers"fighting a war" against COVID-19.
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 , according to McAvoy, and more than three times the initial target of £200,000 .
McAvoy also took time to praise the health workers at the NHS who he said were "fighting a war" against COVID-19. "Thank you so much to the NHS for everything you've done for me in my life," he said. "You've been there since the day I was born. You've saved my life in the past and, who knows, you may save my life again in the future. And I'm so glad we're trying to raise some money to help save your lives going forward.
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