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China's BYD making 5 million masks daily to fight virus

China has had more than 80,000 coronavirus infections.  (Bloomberg)
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By:
Yilei Sun and Brenda Goh
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Reuters
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March 13, 2020 10:46 AM

BEIJING/SHANGHAI -- Chinese electric-vehicle maker BYD said on Friday it is making 5 million masks a day to fight the coronavirus pandemic that has killed nearly 3,200 people in China.

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