Japanese company Sony opens a support fund in the amount of $ 100 million, which is designed to help people affected by the spread of coronavirus infection COVID-19. About this with reference to official press release reported industrial analyst on the eve Daniel Ahmad.
Through this fund, Sony will provide support in three areas: assisting front-line workers and first-aid workers in the fight against the virus, supporting children and teachers who are forced to work remotely, and supporting members of the creative community from the entertainment industry, to which the virus also had a huge negative impact.
In terms of medical care, $ 10 million of the total will be allocated to International Coronavirus Foundation (COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund)jointly established by the United Nations Foundation, the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation and other organizations. These funds will be used to help medical workers and others at the forefront of the fight against the virus.
Sony, together with its external partners, will also work out options for supporting events that will prevent the further spread of the coronavirus COVID-19.
President and CEO of Sony Kenichiro Yoshida said the following words:
“Sony expresses its condolences to the families of those who died as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic and those who suffered from it. To overcome these unprecedented difficulties that we, as a society, have faced around the world, our company will do everything possible to support people on the front line of fighting COVID-19, children who are our future, and those who are affected by the pandemic in the creative community. “
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