Popular Hong Kong movie star, Jackie Chan in his bid to help curb the devastating effects of the deadly coronavirus, has offered to give anyone who finds a cure a monetary reward of 1 million Yuan which is N52 million.

65-year-old Hong Kong native made the announcement in a Weibo post.

"Science and technology is key to overcoming the virus, and I believe many people have the same thought as me and hope that an antidote can be developed as soon as possible," Chan wrote.

"I have a 'naive' idea now. No matter which individual or organisation develops the antidote, I want to thank them with 1 million yuan."

This comes after the coronavirus death toll reaches 1800 and continues to rise, which many countries on alert for a possible breakthrough

The city of Wuhan has been quarantined after it was identified as the epicentre of the novel coronavirus epidemic

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May God save China from ds disaster