Manchester City star, Gabriel Jesus has joined the battle against the deadly coronavirus pandemic disrupting the world at the moment; donating 400 food baskets to his home town in his South American country, Brazil.

Brazil has recorded over 550 deaths resulting from the deadly virus and the footballer is doing his little to help out in the country.

He disclosed that he was encouraged by his former teammate Ze Roberto, who has been a challenging compatriot. Jesus told Brazilian outlet Globo:

“Ze Roberto is a friend of mine, a guy who is always starting initiatives, always thinking about the next one. And I really like being able to help whenever we can.

“He set a challenge to donate basic food baskets at this moment when many people are having difficulty and I accepted.

“I decided to send the baskets to the place where I grew up, which is Jardim Peri. I hope I can help everyone get through this period in the best possible way.”

No less than 75,000 people have been killed by the virus while over 1 million cases recorded since the deadly disease broke out in Wuhan, China, in December.

The continuous spread and death resulting from this disease have seen all football activities among other things put on hold until a vaccine is found.