Cristiano Ronaldo and his agent Jorge Mendes have pledged €1 million to fund the three intensive care units in Portugal to aid in coronavirus relief. The donation will cover two ICUs in Santa Maria hospital in Lisbon and one at the Santo Antonio hospital in Porto.

"We were contacted by Jorge Mendes, who volunteered with Cristiano Ronaldo to fund two intensive care units for critically ill patients with COVID-19,". "There are fans, monitors, infusion pumps, beds, all the equipment that makes up an intensive care unit equipped to provide assistance to a patient infected with COVID-19." Santa Maria President Daniel Ferro said. 

There have been more than 2,300 coronavirus cases and 33 deaths in Portugal. The government shut down all non-essential businesses last week and President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa went into self-isolation earlier this month to lead an example for the Portuguese.