WUHAN, July 2 (Xinhua) -- No newly confirmed, asymptomatic or suspected cases of COVID-19 were reported in central China's Hubei Province Wednesday, the provincial health commission said Thursday. As of Wednesday, Hubei had reported 285,075 close contacts, and 13 of them were still under medical observation.
In 2020, the demand for face masks has been put under the spotlight because of the coronavirus pandemic. In March, the WHO estimated that 89 million medical masks would be needed monthly, calling on industry and governments to increase manufacturing by 40 percent to meet that demand.
FREETOWN, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The three Chinese medical teams in Sierra Leone have extended their one-year stay to help fight against the COVID-19 in the West African Country. Due to the non-availability of flights and the important role they have been playing in complementing the government of Sierra Leone's fight against the COVID-19, the three Chinese medical teams, who arrived in June 2019, have decided to continue working to ensure a healthy society, they said.
BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Beijing has taken a variety of measures to ensure the smooth transportation of life and medical necessities. Beijing has established a working mechanism on logistics, and issued a work plan in this regard, Rong Jun, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport, told a press conference on Wednesday.
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