Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has said his shock at the impact of Covid-19 has prompted him to help people in both Sierra Leone and Germany.
The Germany international, whose parents are from Sierra Leone, added that by adhering to the current protocols he has so far avoided the disease.
"It was shocking. At some point especially at the beginning like for a couple of months the world was standing still and it makes you think a lot," the 27-year-old told BBC Sport Africa.
He has bought 60,000 facemasks for market traders in Sierra Leone and also donated money to the country's Free Quality Education initiative while in Germany he provided foodstuffs to hospital workers at a hospital in Berlin.