Samsung is donating hardware to caronavirus patients, as well as helping factories retool to produce face masks.

"We are donating smartphones to patients in quarantine to help them keep in touch with their families and friends, as well as air purifiers and other appliances to hospitals and quarantine centers," Samsung said in a statement late Wednesday.

Samsung said it's donated $29 million in funding and goods to local governments and communities battling coronavirus, the respiratory illness that causes COVID-19.

Samsung said its engineering teams have been working with other companies in Korea to produce face masks,  helping increases production by improving factory layouts and manufacturing processes

The company said it's also creating molds used int the production of faces masks

The company also said it's also extending the date on repair services that are unavailable due to coronavirus restrictions