BYD donates 16 million masks to Africa to help Africa fight the epidemic together

According to recent statistics from the WHO, as of November 29, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia in the world has exceeded 62.51 million, and the cumulative number of deaths has exceeded 1.45 million, including confirmed cases in 118 countries More than 10,000 cases. Although the domestic epidemic situation has eased slightly, the global epidemic situation is still quite serious.

Recently, in response to the "Africa Mask Week" plan, BYD announced that it would donate 16 million masks to help African communities fight the second wave of the COVID-19 epidemic. It is reported that the donated masks will be used in health clinics in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia.

Currently, more than 2 million people in Africa have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus, and the second wave of the new coronavirus epidemic is approaching fiercely. However, the latest data shows that the number of people wearing masks in Africa is declining. When many frontline medical staff provide basic medical and health services to local communities, they are in urgent need of masks and other epidemic prevention materials for self-protection. "Africa Mask Week" (November 23-30, 2020) is organized by the Africa Centers for Disease Control (Africa? CDC), the African Union Office of the Youth Envoy (African? Union? Office? of? the Youth Envoy), and the African COVID-19 The African Youth Front on Coronavirus and the Pandemic Action Network were launched together with a coalition of partners to maintain and increase the mask wearing rate among African people.

It is reported that this is not the first time BYD has donated epidemic prevention materials to Africa. Since March this year, it has donated masks and materials to embassies and consulates of African countries such as Kenya, South Africa, and Ethiopia, and has increased Large supply of masks to Africa to alleviate the shortage of local medical supplies.

On May 20, BYD received a letter of thanks from Kenya from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). The letter states: “The United Nations Environment Program has received a donation of 20,000 surgical masks from BYD, which will support the United Nations Medical Clinic at the United Nations Global Headquarters in Nairobi, as well as United Nations staff working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya. Fight the local COVID-19 epidemic. "

At the beginning of this year, the COVID-19 epidemic broke out. When the domestic epidemic prevention task was the most arduous and the need for masks was the most urgent, BYD took the initiative and used all its resources to assist in the production of masks and disinfectant gel. Glue and other epidemic prevention materials. Relying on the company's innovative R&D capabilities and strong manufacturing strength, BYD has created the "miracle" of producing drawings in 3 days, equipment in 7 days, and products in 10 days, becoming the world's largest mask manufacturer in just 24 days.

After the self-produced masks rolled off the production line, BYD continued to contribute to the global fight against the epidemic, in addition to fully ensuring the supply of domestic epidemic prevention materials. Previously, BYD masks followed the "Health Package" of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China to 37 countries and regions, 28 embassies, and 13 consulates general around the world, providing local medical protection in short supply. At present, the anti-epidemic materials produced by BYD have been shipped to more than 70 countries and regions around the world, and have received widespread praise from home and abroad.

In this global war against the epidemic, BYD has been doing its best to fight the epidemic with people from all over the world and overcome the difficulties!

This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.