Beijing builds mask factory in 7 days amid widespread shortage

Beijing builds mask factory in 7 days amid widespread shortage

The completion of Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan within six days is not the only miracle taking place during China's fight against the novel coronavirus, which has caused a growing shortage of masks as the widespread epidemic drags on.

In Beijing, a new factory capable of producing tens of millions of masks per month was completed and put into production on Saturday, only seven days after the request was proposed, even though it's during the week-long Spring Festival holiday, Beijing Daily reported.

The factory, located in the Yizhuang Economic-Technological Development Area in southeast Beijing, will soon operate at full capacity to meet the growing mask demand in China's battle against the virus.