Chinese university produces masks for staff and students

Shenyang Institute of Technology, a university in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning province, has invested 5 million yuan to set up an automated mask production line at a workshop on its campus.

Covering an area of 700 square meters, the workshop is equipped with a clean room, a sterilization room and a testing room to guarantee the quality of the masks. It is estimated that 60,000 masks will roll off the new production line each day.

The first batch of masks came off the line on March 30, about 20 days after the university decided to start production, according to the university’s president Li Kangju.

“As a technology college, we have an advantage in setting up automated production lines,” said Li, adding that thorough services from the relevant government departments also contributed to the institute’s success in producing masks.

The university will give out two masks to its faculty and students every day for free, and will donate surplus masks to other colleges and schools in the province after they reopen.

“We will fulfil our social responsibility and provide supplies for the whole province in its fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic,” said the president.