Actor James McAvoy has donated $342,500 (£275,000) to help provide members of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) with key personal protective equipment (PPE) during the coronavirus pandemic.
The X-Men star has stepped up to front the #Masks4NHSHeroes crowdfunding campaign, set up by a group of doctors desperately trying to raise money to buy face masks, gloves, visors, and gowns for their fellow NHS workers, who felt they were “going to war without armour and protection” due to the widespread shortage of essential gear.
The project (https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/masks4nhsheroes) initially had a fundraising goal of $249,000 (£200,000), but the target was quickly smashed thanks to McAvoy’s “extraordinary generosity”, after donating to