Jeff Bezos, Oprah Winfrey's Coronavirus Relief Efforts Highlight 'Important' Aspect Of Pandemic

COVID-19 has continued to change the lives of people around the globe since it was first seen in Wuhan, China. Now, Amazon's Jeff Bezos and "SuperSoul Sunday" host Oprah Winfrey have each made large donations to help counter the negative effects that have come as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The former "The Oprah Winfrey Show" host revealed on her Twitter on Thursday that she is donating $10M to "cities across the country" to help, with $1M going towards America's Food Fund. According to Business Insider, the new initiative was launched by Apple, Laurene Powell Jobs, and Leonardo DiCaprio.

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"I believe that America’s Food Fund will be a powerful way to make a difference for our neighbors in need and am committing $1 million to this fund to support those facing food insecurity," Winfrey wrote. Her tweets can be seen below.

I am donating $10 million overall to help Americans during this pandemic in cities across the country and in areas where I grew up. For more on this Fund and how everyone can be of service, watch this free AppleTV+ conversation here: https://t.co/n7L6drnpcV
— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) April 2, 2020

Bezos has also committed to donating a significant amount of money to assist people who are struggling during the pandemic. The Amazon CEO announced on his Instagram on Thursday that he plans to give $100M to Feeding America, a nonprofit that focuses on alleviating the severity of food insecurity. In his announcement, the investor called the issue an "important problem" even during "ordinary times."

As for how his money will be used, Bezos stated in the below post that "Feeding America will quickly distribute the funds to their national network of food banks and food pantries, getting food to those countless families who need it.⁣"

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Even in ordinary times, food insecurity in American households is an important problem, and unfortunately COVID-19 is amplifying that stress significantly. Non-profit food banks and food pantries rely in large part on surplus food from a range of food businesses. For example, many restaurants donate excess food. But during this time of social distancing, restaurants are closed, and many other normal channels of excess food have also shut down. To make matters worse, as supply is dwindling, demand for food bank services is going up.⁣ ⁣ Today, I want to support those on the front lines at our nation’s food banks and those who are relying on them for food with a $100 million gift to @FeedingAmerica. Feeding America will quickly distribute the funds to their national network of food banks and food pantries, getting food to those countless families who need it.⁣ ⁣ Feeding America is the largest non-profit focused on food security. Millions of Americans are turning to food banks during this time. If you want to help, the link to Feeding America is in my bio. They’d be excited and grateful for donations of any size.
A post shared by Jeff Bezos (@jeffbezos) on Apr 2, 2020 at 11:00am PDT

According to Deadline, Feeding America's COVID-19 Response Fund was created "to help enable member food banks with the ability to secure the resources they need to continue operations while modifying their distribution methods in accordance with health and safety regulations during this time of highly increased demand."