Official from tthe National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China (NDRC)
- says government has told medical face mask manufacturers to expand capacity, excess supply will be bought back as govt reserves
- arranged for 10,000 tonnes of frozen pork to be released to Wuhan whenever necessary
- says guiding medium and small businesses to reopen as soon as possible to increase basic services such as food and shopping
- says there is increasing downward economic impact due to virus outbreak, especially for consumption
- economic impact from virus outbreak will be short-term
- says fully capable and confident of minimising economic impact from the virus outbreak
- will make and introduce hedging policies to offset economic impact, help most vulnerable companies
