Photography Kon Karampelas, via UnsplashLife & Culture / NewsLife & Culture / NewsTikTok is donating $10 million to combat coronavirusThe money will aid the World Health Organization’s efforts against the pandemicShareLink copied ✔️March 24, 2020March 24, 2020TextThom Waite After teaming up with the World Health Organization to provide advice and combat misinformation about coronavirus earlier this month, TikTok has announced it will donate $10 million to the agency. The money will go towards WHO’s Solidarity Response Fund, according to a statement posted March 23. This fund helps medical staff battling the pandemic in various ways, including: “sending essential supplies to front line health care workers, ensuring communities have access to the latest science-based information, and accelerating efforts to discover life-saving treatments or vaccines.” This comes alongside assistance from the social media platform for people that are particularly at risk or suffering from the knock-on effects of the virus, including a donation of $3 million towards the provision of meals for families affected by school closures. Users on the platform, meanwhile, have been coping with coronavirus and its impact by dispelling fake news, sharing health and hygiene tips, and offering a bit of much-needed humour. Other donations to aid medical staff and the vulnerable during the pandemic have come from musicians such as Rihanna and Kanye West, as well as names across fashion including Donatella Versace, and LVMH and Kering. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREOakley Breakdancer Sunny Choi is Super Bowl readyJim BeamJim Beam and Dazed are celebrating game day earlyBACARDÍIn pictures: The enduring energy of Northern Soul dancefloorsBright futurism: Who’s in charge of imagining a better future for humanity?The women fighting for trans inclusion at Hampstead ponds Why are so many young people going ‘no contact’ with their parents?The year of the Fire Horse: What does it mean for you?Desa Potato Head: The hotel fighting Bali's sustainability crisis Is a social media ban the answer? 5 experts weigh-inJim BeamWhat went down at Jim Beam’s NYC bashThis debut novel exposes the dark side of the creator economy So you want to leave TikTok?Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy