Dusk descends on Hohhot city. [Photo provided to en.hhhtnews.com]

Against the background of COVID-19 prevention and control, Hohhot – capital city of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region – is making every effort to speed up the resumption of work and production of manufacturers, according to local media reports.

As a result, all nine provincial-level postal express distribution centers in the city have returned to normal, 180 related business outlets have resumed and they have processed a backlog of 920,000 express parcels and items.

In order to minimize the impact of the epidemic and promote the smooth operation of the industrial economy, the city is focusing on ensuring supplies and ensuring the stability of the industrial supply chain to help enterprises solve their practical difficulties.

Moreover, Hohhot is helping enterprises with epidemic prevention and control and has set up a special fast-track category for manufacturers to prevent and control the outbreak.

It is actively assisting businesses to alleviate their financial difficulties and to help guarantee the capital needs of its manufacturers.

Furthermore, the city has taken steps to improve transport channels for production materials. It is doing a more efficient job in the application and issuance of goods vehicle passes for manufacturers – and is coordinating the handling of key national and autonomous region materials transport passes, according to the needs of enterprises.

From 0:00 to 24:00 on Nov 21, there were 58 new local confirmed cases in Hohhot – including seven cases converted from asymptomatic infections to confirmed cases – and 422 new local asymptomatic infections.

A total of 125 local confirmed cases were pronounced cured and were discharged and 1,528 local asymptomatic infections were released from medical observation.