Italian fashion houses donate huge sums to tackle the Corona virus

Italian fashion houses donate huge sums to tackle the Corona virus 

In days when the Italian crisis was exacerbated by the outbreak of the Corona virus epidemic, the wealthy of Italy joined forces to donate to hospitals and research centers to confront the virus and limit its spread.

Giorgio Armani donated €1.25 million to a group of Italian hospitals and institutions currently involved in the fight against the coronavirus.

The House of Versace, fashion designer Donatella Versace has announced a donation of 200000 euros to support the intensive care department of San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, as medical staff struggle to save patients with this disease.

Bulgari donated to a research center in Rome. This donation helped the hospital, which specializes in infectious diseases, to purchase a system for acquiring microscopic images, which is necessary to advance research that will lead to the prevention and treatment of the virus. The value of the device is about 100 thousand euros.

Dolce & Gabbana made a donation for two research institutes in Milan.

Many French, Italian and other international fashion houses also contributed to the donation in favor of China.

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