Lionel Messi has donated €1 million to Hospital Clinic, a public hospital in Barcelona, to help fight COVID-19.
The hospital confirmed Messi had made a donation on their official Twitter page.
Leo Messi donates for the fight against #COVIDー19 at Hospital Clínic. Thank you, Leo, for your commitment and support. @idibaps #Covid19 #StayAtHome
✅https://t.co/crwjKOSBdU pic.twitter.com/e2YzkBFmJi— Hospital Clínic (@hospitalclinic) March 24, 2020
A general statement from Hospital Clinic reads: “The Covid-19 pandemic is a health challenge that is being worked on with maximum coordination and effective healthcare, but it is also necessary to face the disease from the scientific perspective.
“The Clinic teams are committed to this fight and we appreciate all the donations that come our way.
“We will dedicate it to the multidisciplinary approach to infection with the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, both in terms of research, and in the care of patients and their families.”
Messi also donated to a hospital in his home country Argentina.