BEIJING - China said Monday it"urgently needs" protective medical equipment as the death toll in the country from a highly contagious coronavirus passed that of the 2002-2003 Sars crisis, with more than 17,000 infected.
At full capacity, China's factories are only able to produce around 20 million masks a day, according to the ministry of industry. These include Guangdong - China's most populous province - plus Sichuan, Jiangxi, Liaoning and the city of Nanjing, with a combined population of more than 300 million. "All it has done could only create and spread fear, which is a bad example," she told an online news briefing, adding that China hoped countries would make judgements and responses that were reasonable, calm and based on science.
PiyushGoyalOffc PMOIndia narendramodi India should ramp up production of medical grade masks and other medical clothings and instead of banning export, we must make a limited/controlled release of these products to China. Let some sense prevail and pls help humanity.