200327 -- XIANGYANG, March 27, 2020 -- Workers make face masks at a workshop in Xiangyang City, central China s Hubei Province, March 27, 2020. Amid stringent prevention measures against the virus, the companies of medical protective equipment production in Xiangyang introduced several production lines of protective gear, such as face masks and protective suits, which are not only used at home, but also exported abroad to help the fight against the COVID-19 globally. CHINA-HUBEI-XIANGYANG-MEDICAL SUPPLIES-PRODUCTION CN XiexJianfei PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

200327 -- XIANGYANG, March 27, 2020 -- Workers make face masks at a workshop in Xiangyang City, central China s Hubei Province, March 27, 2020. Amid stringent prevention measures against the virus, the companies of medical protective equipment production in Xiangyang introduced several production lines of protective gear, such as face masks and protective suits, which are not only used at home, but also exported abroad to help the fight against the COVID-19 globally. CHINA-HUBEI-XIANGYANG-MEDICAL SUPPLIES-PRODUCTION CN XiexJianfei PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

ANKARA, TURKEY - MARCH 26: Workers wearing face masks make production of face masks with the instructions of Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar at the factories and sewing workshops linked to the ministry to battle novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Ankara, Turkey on March 26, 2020. Mustafa Murat Kaynak / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ANKARA, TURKEY - MARCH 26: Workers wearing face masks make production of face masks with the instructions of Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar at the factories and sewing workshops linked to the ministry to battle novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Ankara, Turkey on March 26, 2020. Mustafa Murat Kaynak / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ANKARA, TURKEY - MARCH 26: Workers wearing face masks make production of face masks with the instructions of Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar at the factories and sewing workshops linked to the ministry to battle novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Ankara, Turkey on March 26, 2020. Mustafa Murat Kaynak / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ANKARA, TURKEY - MARCH 26: Workers wearing face masks make production of face masks with the instructions of Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar at the factories and sewing workshops linked to the ministry to battle novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Ankara, Turkey on March 26, 2020. Mustafa Murat Kaynak / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ANKARA, TURKEY - MARCH 26: Workers wearing face masks make production of face masks with the instructions of Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar at the factories and sewing workshops linked to the ministry to battle novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Ankara, Turkey on March 26, 2020. Mustafa Murat Kaynak / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ANKARA, TURKEY - MARCH 26: Workers wearing face masks make production of face masks with the instructions of Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar at the factories and sewing workshops linked to the ministry to battle novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Ankara, Turkey on March 26, 2020. Mustafa Murat Kaynak / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ANKARA, TURKEY - MARCH 26: Workers wearing face masks make production of face masks with the instructions of Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar at the factories and sewing workshops linked to the ministry to battle novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Ankara, Turkey on March 26, 2020. Mustafa Murat Kaynak / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ANKARA, TURKEY - MARCH 26: Workers wearing face masks make production of face masks with the instructions of Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar at the factories and sewing workshops linked to the ministry to battle novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Ankara, Turkey on March 26, 2020. Mustafa Murat Kaynak / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ANKARA, TURKEY - MARCH 26: Workers wearing face masks make production of face masks with the instructions of Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar at the factories and sewing workshops linked to the ministry to battle novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Ankara, Turkey on March 26, 2020. Mustafa Murat Kaynak / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ANKARA, TURKEY - MARCH 26: Workers wearing face masks make production of face masks with the instructions of Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar at the factories and sewing workshops linked to the ministry to battle novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Ankara, Turkey on March 26, 2020. Mustafa Murat Kaynak / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ANKARA, TURKEY - MARCH 26: Workers wearing face masks make production of face masks with the instructions of Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar at the factories and sewing workshops linked to the ministry to battle novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Ankara, Turkey on March 26, 2020. Mustafa Murat Kaynak / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

200302 -- QINGDAO, March 2, 2020 -- Workers make face masks at the workshop of a garment company which has changed its production line to produce protective materials in Qingdao, east China s Shandong Province, March 2, 2020. China s daily output of face masks reached 116 million units as of Saturday, 12 times the figure reported on Feb. 1, as production expansion moves into top gear, official data showed Monday. By the end of February, the daily production capacity of masks in China more than quintupled from Feb. 1 to 110 million units that came in medical and non-medical calibers, the National Development and Reform Commission said. CHINA-FACE MASK-PRODUCTION CAPACITY-OUTPUT CN LixZiheng PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

200302 -- QINGDAO, March 2, 2020 -- Workers make face masks at the workshop of a garment company which has changed its production line to produce protective materials in Qingdao, east China s Shandong Province, March 2, 2020. China s daily output of face masks reached 116 million units as of Saturday, 12 times the figure reported on Feb. 1, as production expansion moves into top gear, official data showed Monday. By the end of February, the daily production capacity of masks in China more than quintupled from Feb. 1 to 110 million units that came in medical and non-medical calibers, the National Development and Reform Commission said. CHINA-FACE MASK-PRODUCTION CAPACITY-OUTPUT CN LixZiheng PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN