Workers Across China Rush back to Make Protective Equipment to Help Fight Outbreak of Pneumonia

A worker makes face masks at the workshop of a company in Changyuan, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 27, 2020. To help fight the outbreak of pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus, workers of 42 medical material companies in Henan rushed back to work to make protective masks, clothing and other protective equipment to guarantee the supplies. The city currently produced 1.65 million masks and 5,000 protective suits everyday, 80 percent of which were transported to Wuhan of Hubei Province. [Xinhua/Hao Yuan]

Workers make face masks at the workshop of a company in Changyuan, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 27, 2020. To help fight the outbreak of pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus, workers of 42 medical material companies in Henan rushed back to work to make protective masks, clothing and other protective equipment to guarantee the supplies. The city currently produced 1.65 million masks and 5,000 protective suits everyday, 80 percent of which were transported to Wuhan of Hubei Province. [Xinhua/Hao Yuan]

A quality inspector (R) checks the quality of face masks at the workshop of a company in Changyuan, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 27, 2020. To help fight the outbreak of pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus, workers of 42 medical material companies in Henan rushed back to work to make protective masks, clothing and other protective equipment to guarantee the supplies. The city currently produced 1.65 million masks and 5,000 protective suits everyday, 80 percent of which were transported to Wuhan of Hubei Province. [Xinhua/Hao Yuan]

A quality inspector checks the quality of face masks at the workshop of a company in Changyuan, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 27, 2020. To help fight the outbreak of pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus, workers of 42 medical material companies in Henan rushed back to work to make protective masks, clothing and other protective equipment to guarantee the supplies. The city currently produced 1.65 million masks and 5,000 protective suits everyday, 80 percent of which were transported to Wuhan of Hubei Province. [Xinhua/Hao Yuan]

A worker makes face masks at the workshop of a company in Changyuan, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 27, 2020. To help fight the outbreak of pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus, workers of 42 medical material companies in Henan rushed back to work to make protective masks, clothing and other protective equipment to guarantee the supplies. The city currently produced 1.65 million masks and 5,000 protective suits everyday, 80 percent of which were transported to Wuhan of Hubei Province. [Xinhua/Hao Yuan]

A worker makes face masks at the workshop of a biological engineering company in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 28, 2020. To help fight the outbreak of pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus, workers of many medical material companies in Qingdao gave up their Spring Festival holidays and rushed back to work to make protective masks and other protective equipment to guarantee the supplies. [Xinhua/Li Ziheng]

Workers make face masks at the workshop of a biological engineering company in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 28, 2020. To help fight the outbreak of pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus, workers of many medical material companies in Qingdao gave up their Spring Festival holidays and rushed back to work to make protective masks and other protective equipment to guarantee the supplies. [Xinhua/Li Ziheng]

A worker makes face masks at the workshop of a biological engineering company in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 28, 2020. To help fight the outbreak of pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus, workers of many medical material companies in Qingdao gave up their Spring Festival holidays and rushed back to work to make protective masks and other protective equipment to guarantee the supplies. [Xinhua/Li Ziheng]

Workers make face masks at the workshop of a biological engineering company in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 28, 2020. To help fight the outbreak of pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus, workers of many medical material companies in Qingdao gave up their Spring Festival holidays and rushed back to work to make protective masks and other protective equipment to guarantee the supplies. [Xinhua/Li Ziheng]

Workers make face masks at the workshop of a biological engineering company in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 28, 2020. To help fight the outbreak of pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus, workers of many medical material companies in Qingdao gave up their Spring Festival holidays and rushed back to work to make protective masks and other protective equipment to guarantee the supplies. [Xinhua/Li Ziheng]

(Source: Xinhua)