Coronavirus: Hyundai gives $2.2 million for drive-thru testing

Hyundai Hope On Wheels and Hyundai Motor America have announced expanding COVID-19 Drive-Thru Testing Centres to 11 children’s hospitals throughout the U.S.

Hope On Wheels is a non-profit organisation committed to finding a cure for childhood cancer. Launched in 1998, it provides grants to eligible institutions nationwide that are pursuing life-saving research and innovative treatments for the disease.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a particular threat to children with cancer, many of whom have compromised immune systems. The COVID-19 drive-thru testing centres provide a safe and efficient way for children who present risk factors to receive the care they need.

Being one of the largest non-profit funders of pediatric cancer research in the country, Hyundai Hope On Wheels has released a grant of $2.2 million to 11 COVID-19 drive-thru testing centres.

“The Hyundai COVID-19 Drive-thru testing grants are designed to get urgent financial support to institutions on the front-line in the fight against the coronavirus” says José Muñoz, President and CEO, Hyundai Motor North America.

“Children who are diagnosed with cancer are particularly at higher risk. That’s why it was important to us to join forces with several children’s hospitals around the nation to company this threat to the health and well-being of children. We are pleased to expand to 11 institutions nationwide, each with a $200,000 grant,” José Muñoz adds.

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of nearly 100,000 people in the U.S. Drive-thru testing is considered an effective way in which health professionals are able to more quickly and more safely get help to those in need.