Cristiano Ronaldo, agent donate intensive care units to Portuguese hospitals

Cristia Ronaldo and his nt Jorge Mendes will donate three intensive care units to Portuguese hospitals to help m cope with coronavirus pandemic, local health officials said on Tuesday. Portuguese pair will donate to at least two institutions and will give "two intensive care units", with a "capacity of 10 beds each" to University Hospital Centre of rrn Lisbon (CHULN), a group of hospitals in country's capital city, a spokesman told AFP. CHULN currently has a capacity of 77 beds.

Ronaldo, nt donate intensive care units

Mendes and Ronaldo will also donate a unit to Santo Antonio Hospital of University Hospital Center of Porto.

"This is a very important investment that includes more than a dozen respirators and or necessary equipment," Eurico Castro Alves, director of hospital's surgery department, told newspaper Jornal de ticias, ding unit would bear ir names.

"If necessary, Cristia Ronaldo would like to do same in Meira," he ded.

Juventus forward Ronaldo has returned to his home island, which has 11 confirmed cases of COVID-19 out of 2,362 in Portugal. country has recorded re than 30 deaths. He was visiting his mor, who is recovering from a stroke, when he was placed in confinement after Juve team-mate Daniele Rugani tested positive. local authorities said on 12 March Ronaldo showed symptoms.

Im credits: AP