Dolly Parton is continuing her efforts to aid in the coronavirus crisis by donating $1 million (£807,000) to help researchers find a cure for Covid-19.
The country music icon pledged the sum to medics at Nashville, Tennessee’s private research school Vanderbilt University on Wednesday and urged others who are financially secure to consider doing the same.
In a post on Instagram, she wrote, “My longtime friend Dr. Naji Abumrad, who’s been involved in research at Vanderbilt for many years, informed me that they were making some exciting advancements towards research of the coronavirus for a cure. “I am making a donation of $1 million to Vanderbilt towards that research and to encourage people that can afford it to make donations.” The Jolene