Rihanna has donated personal protective equipment to medical staff fighting the coronavirus outbreak in New York.
The singer received a message of appreciation from the state’s Governor Andrew Cuomo on Twitter.
He wrote: “I want to thank @rihanna and the Rihanna Foundation for donating Personal Protective Equipment to New York State.
I want to thank @rihanna and the Rihanna Foundation for donating Personal Protective Equipment to New York State.
We're so appreciative of your help and that of so many others who have stepped up.
5/5
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) March 26, 2020
“We’re so appreciative of your help and that of so many others who have stepped up.”
She is one of a number of stars providing equipment to doctors and nurses on the frontline in the battle against the pandemic.
UFC fighter Conor McGregor is spending one million euro (£914,000) on protective equipment for staff at hospitals in Leinster treating patients with coronavirus.
Thank you sincerely for your message, Minister Paschal Donohoe. Here is my reply. pic.twitter.com/0NcnVgrKaA
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) March 25, 2020
Fashion designer Christian Siriano also offered to make masks for workers in New York, saying he had a full sewing team still on staff working from home who were ready to help.
He later tweeted a photo of his studio showing his employees at work on the masks.
This is life for a little while I guess. But we made 1,000 masks in 3 days and they will be shipped tomorrow! Thank you to everyone who donated on https://t.co/ZfvbZbPFKH we can’t thank you enough. https://t.co/sqD9J6NmFs pic.twitter.com/BReWWvqDyh
— Christian Siriano (@CSiriano) March 26, 2020
He wrote: “This is life for a little while I guess.
“But we made 1,000 masks in 3 days and they will be shipped tomorrow! Thank you to everyone who donated on
http://ChristianSiriano.com
we can’t thank you enough.”