BEIJING: China's oil giants ramped up production on Friday (Feb 14) and donated massive capital and supplies to virus-hit areas amid the country's efforts to contain the COVID-19 (coronavirus) epidemic.
So far, China National Petroleum Corporation has donated 50 million yuan to Hubei, the hardest-hit province, and provided 20 million yuan worth of natural gas to 39 designated hospitals in the province free of charge.
Sinopec Group has donated 50 million yuan and 200 tonnes of disinfectant to Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, and offered free gas to the makeshift Leishenshan Hospital.
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