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Community of Madrid president thanks De Gea for donating €300,000 to aid fight against coronavirus

Community of Madrid president Isabel Diaz Ayuso has thanked David de Gea for his help in fighting the coronavirus pandemic amid reports that the Manchester United goalkeeper anonymously donated €300,000 to the cause.

Spain has been hit hard by the Covid-19 outbreak, with recent reports putting the number of confirmed cases around the 58,000 mark, while over 4,000 people in the country have lost their lives to the deadly illness.

With the football world doing what it can to aid in the fight, De Gea, who was born and raised in the municipality of Illescas, just south of the Spanish capital, was shown the gratitude of Ayuzo for his contribution via social media.