China is not alone in noticing the shortage of masks. According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, due to the shortage of masks in pharmacies, a state-owned garment factory in Belarus suspended clothing production to produce masks. It takes 138 seconds to make one mask, with a planned daily output of 80,000. Employees laughed and said: “We are saving the world!”
Due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus, the Belarusian company urgently stopped production and switched to making medical masks, located in Boblu Isk’s state-owned factory “Slavyanka” received the order.
There are currently four factories in Belarus producing medical masks, namely: “Lianda” Co., Ltd., БелКредо Co., Ltd., and “Slavyanka” Co., Ltd. and Zhlobinsky sewing factory. The medical masks produced are now sold in state-owned pharmacy chains.
Four companies start producing medical masks
Located in Bobruy The state-owned factory “Slavyanka” in Skopje received its first order.
Irina Ivanenko, head of the production department of “Slavyanka” company, said: “We learned from the news that there is a shortage of masks in pharmacies, so we decided to temporarily Stop producing clothing and start producing masks. Each workshop has been divided into production groups. Currently, 400 people in the company are involved in mask production, and it is planned to produce 80,000 masks per day. “
The factory “Slavyanka” located in Bobruisk received the first order
Several people formed a production team , where each sewing worker has to complete his or her own production tasks. It takes 138 seconds to make a mask. Although this job is not easy, it has special meaning to the employees. They all say: “We are saving the world.”
Sewingwoman Aksa Na said: “Making masks is more difficult than some coats. There are fewer details to make coats, more work to make masks, and a larger production plan.”
In 2009, Belarus had The company has experience producing medical masks since then.
The factory was originally a clothing factory
By the way, when the new coronavirus broke out At that time, Belarus was the first country to provide assistance to China. It has sent 40 tons of humanitarian aid supplies to China, including personal medical protective equipment, medicines and medical equipment.
Many people probably don’t know that the first country to send supplies to China was actually Belarus. Belarus has a population of just over nine million and an area only as large as a province in China. Belarus’s economic strength is far inferior to that of Russia, but its assistance to China this time is very thoughtful.
According to the website of the Belarusian Embassy in China on the 29th, after the outbreak of the epidemic in Wuhan, China, President Alexander Lukashenko has instructed relevant departments to send a special plane to China as soon as possible. Provide the medical assistance China needs most. This includes millions of sets of personal protective equipment (masks, gowns and gloves), disinfectants and other medical supplies. Currently, the military aircraft IL-76MD is ready for departure at Machyulish Air Base.
It is really touching that the Wuhan epidemic site received these aid supplies in such a short period of time. It is said that a game company in Belarus also donated a lot of relief funds to China. .
Despite the slow economic development, Belarus has extended a helping hand to China at critical moments more than once. The Chinese nation is a nation that is deeply grateful. This kind of kindness that comes in times of need will surely be reciprocated by China after it has overcome the difficulties.
</p
