The Huoshenshan Hospital, specializing in novel coronavirus treatment, completes construction within merely 10 days in Wuhan on Feb 2. [Photo by Shi Yi/China Daily]

Enterprises in Binhu district, Wuxi, have joined the fight against the coronavirus outbreak.

The New Sky and Bewis Sensing, two technology companies in Binhu, cooperated to provide an automatic weather station for the construction of the Huoshenshan Hospital, a makeshift hospital in Wuhan city, the epicenter of the outbreak in China.

The weather station is capable of monitoring the construction site in real time 24 hours a day and provides accurate meteorological data related to temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed, and rainfall, helping immensely in the construction of the hospital.

Shi Guangtie, founder of Bewis Sensing and assistant professor at Beijing University, said it is an entrepreneur’s social responsibility to join the fight.

Sensor products and technology developed by high-caliber personnel at the company have also helped in the manufacture of more than 100 pieces of medical equipment to be used in frontline hospitals.

Employees at MTFIX, a custom clothing company in Binhu, pack protective suits. [Photo/WeChat account: wxbhfb]

MTFIX, a custom clothing company in Binhu, managed to overhaul its production lines within three days to make protective suits, which are urgently needed for preventing infection.

Ma Teng, a spokesperson for MTFIX, said that though it faced serious challenges, the company hopes to contribute to ongoing prevention and control efforts.

Ma also thanked government departments in Binhu and Wuxi for helping the company resume operations, adding that the company plans to donate 500 protective suits to anti-virus authorities in Wuxi.