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Hornets' star Biyombo joins war to fight virus in Congo

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Bismack Biyombo then playing for Raptors against Cleveland Cavaliers. [AP]

Charlotte Hornets player Bismack Biyombo has donated $1 million in surgical masks and hazardous materials suits through his charity to his native DR Congo.

The supplies include four containers filled with 10,000 face masks and 780 protective hazmat suits to help in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's battle against the worldwide new coronavirus, The Bismack Biyombo Foundation announced on Wednesday.

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