NAIROBI, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Jack Ma and Alibaba foundations have made a second round of donations to support Africa in the fight against COVID-19.

This donation of medical supplies goes to all 54 countries in Africa as the continent grapples with the rise in the number of people infected with the virus.

"Batches of medical supplies for Africa are en route with 500 ventilators, 200,000 suits and face shields, 2,000 thermometers, a million swabs and extraction kits, and 500,000 gloves," the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation said in a statement early this week.

In March, the Foundations had announced their commitment to donating 100,000 medical masks, 20,000 test kits and 1,000 protective suits and face shields to each of the 54 nations on the African continent.

Apart from the medical supplies, the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation are connecting African medical professionals with doctors from China and around the world to collaborate online and exchange hard-earned lessons in the treatment and prevention of COVID-19.

Africa has registered over 10,000 confirmed cases spread across the continent as of Tuesday, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.  ■