Caution, safety top priorities as work in China resumes

Chinese people are resuming work, injecting confidence in economy during the fight against the novel coronavirus.

As of Feb 10, the first day of resuming work after the holiday period, construction for the Winter Olympic Games is going as scheduled and cutting-edge companies and innovative enterprises have also reopened.

Protecting the health of staff members is a top priority. Fifteen minutes are allotted between shifts to keep people separated and prevent potential spread of the infection, said He Guoling, general manager of Sanofi (Beijing) Pharmaceutical Co Ltd.

Three out of four assembly and packaging production lines have been reopened to guarantee market supply and make sure patients have medicines during epidemic, according to He.

A joint venture of BHAP and Gestamp, an auto parts provider to Mercedes-Benz, has also established three teams to prevent and control virus, guarantee supply and communicate for safe production after the Spring Festival, according to Zhao Jie, the first responsible person of the company's China business.

Statistics show about 200 out of 296 industrial enterprises above designated size have resumed production in the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone, said Chen Xiaonan, the zone's deputy director.