Hong Kongers make their own face masks amid global shortages to battle Coronavirus

Hong Kongers have started making ir own face masks amid global shorts after dely Coronavirus outbreak in China and rest of world. According to reports, people in Hing Kong have started manufacturing ir own face masks with a pop-up production line and seamstresses churning m out on sewing machines.

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Hong Kong is a semi-automous region in China and is also facing threat over spre of virus in region. Long queues reportedly crop up outside pharmacies as soon as new stock arrives and it runs out in time. Hong Kongers are turning to DIY solutions to cope up with supply and battle contagious virus. 

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Coronavirus outbreak

According to media reports, new Coronavirus has claimed more than 2,200 lives and has infected over 75,000 people in China since it first broke out in December last year. United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) h earlier said that virus has alrey spre to 27 countries, including as far as western Europe.

As per reports, Coronavirus originated from a seafood market in China's Wuhan city, believed epicentre of disease. Media reports also stated that animals were being tred illegally in market from where disease originated.

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Coronavirus has claimed more lives than its predecessor Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). According to reports, SARS, which broke out in China in 2002-2003 h claimed more than 774 lives, which is way below current death toll from COVID-19. According to reports, China on February 13 reported highest number of deaths caused by virus in a single day as 254 people died in Hubei province. Chinese authorities have quarantined people in 12 cities across China to prevent spre of virus, 11 of which is located in Hubei province. 

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(With inputs from ncies)