Argentine-Armenian businessman and National Hero of Armenia award recipient Eduardo Eurnekian will provide 250,000 USD in aid to the Armenian government to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

The news was reported by Zvartnots International Airport PR Director Satenik Hovhannisyan.

In 2001, Eurnekian's Corporación América signed a 30-year concession agreement with the Armenian government for the management of operations of Zvartnots International Airport.

According to Forbes 2019 ranking of top billionaires, Eurnekian, with a net worth of $1.6B, ranked 1,425th.

Under his Corporacion America, Eurnekian and partners own more than 50 airports around the world with reported revenues of more than $2 billion.