Despite facing the economic challenges brought by the novel coronavirus outbreak, Liangjiang New Area in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality has nonetheless benefited from the development of the digital economy, according to area officials.
Liangjiang New Area, in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, is encouraging transport companies and projects to resume operations -- to smooth the flow of people and goods, while preventing and controlling the novel coronavirus, officials said.
Some enterprises in Chongqing Municipality have resumed production after taking sufficient measures of prevention of the novel coronavirus in recent days.
A medical team member looks at food prepared by family before leaving for Hubei province at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in Southwest China's Chongqing, Feb 19, 2020.
Chongqing Liangjiang New Area launched a "cloud signing" activity, attracting a total of 6.9 billion yuan.
In less than 20 hours after Chongqing received an order from the central government, the municipality sent yet another medical team of 102 members to Central China's Hubei province on Saturday evening to help control the novel coronavirus.
The first batch of 63 enterprises, including Chang'an Ford and Huapont Pharm, have received a total 5.03 million yuan ($719,980) in funding for epidemic prevention from the Chongqing Liangjiang New Area as of Friday.
The First People's Hospital of Chongqing Liangjiang New Area -- in southwestern Chongqing municipality -- recently completed the construction of a nucleic acid test lab which has already been put into use.
Liangjiang New Area, in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, recently supported foreign companies resuming production -- after the extended Spring Festival holiday due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Chongqing municipality has sent over 300 medical workers, four medical vehicles and 25,000 kg of oranges to help fight the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic in Hubei.
John Edwards, the UK trade commissioner for China, praised Chongqing over its rise as a burgeoning center in intelligent manufacturing.