China receives over 29 bln yuan worth of donations

A total of 29.29 billion yuan (around 4.23 billion U.S. dollars) of social donations for coronavirus epidemic prevention and control had been received by philanthropic organizations and Red Cross Society at all levels across China as of midnight Sunday.

Zhan Chengfu, vice minister of civil affairs, revealed the number at a press conference held in Beijing on Monday, adding 522 million material supplies were also received.

Among all the donations, 23.978 billion yuan (around 3.46 billion U.S. dollars), and 466 million supplies have already been allocated, Zhan added, accounting for around 82 percent and 90 percent of the total volumes respectively.