Salesforce to Bring More Medical Gear to the U.S.

Salesforce is gearing up to bring another load of medical gear to the US this week according to CEO Marc Benioff’s comments in an interview.

“We brought now more than 50 million pieces of PPE throughout the entire world, and we’re working to bring more PPE in even this week,” Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said on CNBC’s “Mad Money.”

Salesforce has teamed up with Alibaba to deliver the personal medical gear to New York state. The companies brought in the gear via cargo plane this past Sunday. Benioff tweeted at the time, “Landed NYC! Congrats to the salesforce PPE team for landing in NYC tonight this National Cargo 747 FULL of PPE incl goggles, face shields, & protective suits donated to New York State & @NYgovcuomo. Special thank you to partners @AlibabaGroup @alibaba_cloud & CEO Daniel Zhang.”

Benioff did not say how much more gear or where in the U.S. the company expected to route the next package.

“This is a moment where business has to be the greatest platform for change, because you have incredible resources with enterprises that have relationships, like we do with Alibaba, who we can use to help alleviate the suffering of those who have been hurt so badly,” Benioff said to Jim Cramer.

New York state has recorded nearly 150,700 COVID-19 cases, along with about 4,500 deaths, as of Wednesday evening.

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