China to take effective measures to ensure the supply of daily necessities

China will further increase the supply of necessities including fresh vegetables, meat, grain and oil to central Hubei Province, said Lian Weiliang, a National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) official, at a press conference in Beijing on Monday. Meanwhile, China will also take more effective measures to ensure the supply of various daily necessities nationwide amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, he added. 

Officials from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Commerce, National Health Commission and State Administration for Market Regulation also attended the press conference. 

An official said that China can produce up to 20 million facial masks a day, and production is on the rise after the Lunar New Year holiday.  

The supply of daily necessities is stable, said Vice Minister of Commerce Wang Bingnan.