Jilin focuses on getting business back to work

Jilin has controlled the novel coronavirus and achieved zero-COVID status at the community level in all parts of the province, and the local government is now making efforts to get production up and running again, officials said on Thursday.

To ensure steady progress, the provincial government has promoted 33 concrete measures involving epidemic prevention and control, smooth logistics, simplifying administrative procedures and financial support, Zhang Chunda, deputy director of the Jilin Provincial Development and Reform Commission, said at a Thursday news conference.

As of Tuesday, 500 key enterprises in Jilin province have resumed production and around 93 percent of 3,207 industrial enterprises above a designated size－industrial enterprises with annual main business revenue of 20 million yuan ($3.1 million) or more－in Jilin have resumed, said Zhang Baozong, deputy director of the provincial publicity department.