The Shengze Chamber of Commerce in the city of Suzhou in China’s Jiangsu province assembled 40,000 face masks and sent them in air parcels to Milan to assist the city's fight against COVID-19. The batch of FFP2 masks, including 20,000 surgical masks and 20,000 regular masks, all meet the European standards, said chamber secretary general Wang Zhenghua.
Shengze is one of the world's major silk textile production centres and China's historical silk weaving base. It has close ties with Italy in fashion and design.The Shengze Chamber of Commerce in the city of Suzhou in China's Jiangsu province assembled 40,000 face masks and sent them in air parcels to Milan to assist the city's fight against COVID-19. The batch of FFP2 masks, including 20,000 surgical masks and 20,000 regular masks, all meet the European standards, said chamber secretary general Wang Zhenghua. #
"Italy has given us support in the development of the fashion industry. As Italy is facing a difficult time in the pandemic outbreak, we want to give our support," Wang was quoted as saying by an official news agency.
Shengze shipped 10,000 FFP2 masks and 20 forehead thermometers to Como in Italy on March 13, Wang added.
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