Newsletter/2020-16 March 4. 2020

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China's Battle Against COVID-19 (16)

Resolutely Defeating the COVID-19 Outbreak and Promoting the Building of a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind

by Chinese State Councilor & Foreign Minister Wang Yi



"...the Chinese people are at the most crucial stage... and some other countries are facing growing threats from the virus...China will neither flinch nor just mind its own business."

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Facts & Updates

By the end of Tuesday, the cure rate in the epicenter Wuhan had ascended to 50.2%, while the number has reached 76.8% in the rest of Hubei Province. China has seen 87.3% of the confirmed cases recovering from the disease o utside Hubei,

WHO report: as of 10am CET March 4, 12,668 confirmed cases and 214 deaths had been reported in 76 countries outside of China.

Over 6,700 inbound passengers arriving in China showed virus symptoms, with 75 confirmed with the infection by the end of Tuesday.

Chinese governments at all levels have allocated 108.75 billion yuan (appx. US$15.63 billion) of funds as March 2 to fight against the COVID-19 outbreak.

Chinese banks had offered credit support of over 1.25 trillion yuan (appx. US$180 brillion) to facilitate the resumption of production disrupted by the COVID-19 epidemic.

China's daily face mask production has exceeded 100 million units, effectively closing the gap between supply and demand. The country has rushed to produce 1,847 negative pressure ambulances, 690 of which have arrived in Hubei Province.

Around 45% of China's small and medium-sized enterprises had resumed work by Monday. Some 84.1% of China's automobile production bases had resumed production as of Tuesday, about 66.5% of employees in auto enterprises had returned to work.

World CEOs optimistic about China's economic outlook

Apple  CEO  Tim Cook  told FOX Business that he is "optimistic" about China managing the  coronavirus outbreak . "When you look at the parts that are done in China, we have reopened factories, so the factories were able to work through the conditions to open, they're reopening," Cook said. ( Read the news report)

Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf said in a video message that he is fully "confident" about China's ability to overcome the challenges brought by the COVID-19. "We will continue to look at how best we can help -- and to collaborate with our Chinese mobile ecosystem partners and those in adjacent industries like public health -- to ensure a bright future for all," the CEO said. ( Read the news report)

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