Usain Bolt donated J$500,000 (approximately USD$3500) to the Jamaica-Together-We-Stand telethon that raised funds to help fight the spread of COVID-19.

“I am happy to donate $500k to Telethon Jamaica – Together We Stand” Bolt posted on his Twitter account on Sunday. Bolt also helped to promote and endorsed the telethon than lasted six hours on Sunday and featured performances by some of Jamaica’s leading entertainers.

The telethon, initiated by Jamaica’s Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports Olivia Grange, intends to raise JMD $10.5 million, which will be used in part to buy personal protective equipment for doctors and nurses on the front line of the fight in Jamaica where 72 persons have so far been confirmed to have been infected by the COVID-19 virus.

“The funds are (also) going into a dedicated fund just for that. It’s not going into government coffers. It is going into a registered charity, a special fund which will be used to purchase this equipment.”