Ronaldo funding intensive care units in Portugal

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Ronaldo's contribution along with Mendes will raise more than 1 million euros for the three units. - AFP file
Ronaldo's contribution along with Mendes will raise more than 1 million euros for the three units. - AFP file

Lisbon - A hospital in Porto said the contribution from the Juventus forward and his agent will pay for 15 intensive care beds fully equipped with ventilators and other necessary equipment.

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Published: Wed 25 Mar 2020, 10:17 AM

Last updated: Wed 25 Mar 2020, 12:22 PM

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo and his agent Jorge Mendes are funding three intensive care units for coronavirus patients at hospitals in Portugal.
A hospital in Porto said the contribution from the Juventus forward and his agent will pay for 15 intensive care beds fully equipped with ventilators and other necessary equipment. Another two units with 10 beds each will be set up in Lisbon.
Media reports said Ronaldo and Mendes are contributing more than 1 million euros (dollars) for the three units.
The Centro Hospitalar Universitario do Porto says the unit will be named after Ronaldo and Mendes and will be of "great use at a time when the country needs it the most."
A hospital in Porto said the contribution from the Juventus forward and his agent will pay for 15 intensive care beds fully equipped with ventilators and other necessary equipment.
 


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