By Andreas Wiseman International Editor X-Men and Glass star James McAvoy has donated £275,000 ($340,000) to a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for protective equipment for NHS staff treating coronavirus.
In a video message in support of the Masks 4 Heroes campaign, the actor said “the situation is truly urgent and time is off the essence”.
The campaign was launched by a group of NHS (National Health Service) medics and doctors appealing for money to buy personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks, visors and gloves, the shortage of which has become an urgent problem in multiple countries battling the outbreak.
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