Photo taken on Feb 17 shows an adapted protective clothing production line at a workshop in Pingyuan county, Dezhou, Shandong province. [Photo by Sa Wei/dzwww.com]

A company in Pingyuan county of Dezhou, Shandong province has adapted its production lines to produce urgently needed protective clothing amid the country's fight against the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak.

The company started production of protective clothing on Feb 15, with an initial daily processing capacity of 5,000 pieces; that number is expected to reach 10,000 pieces within a week.

Local government has launched measures to help local medical supply enterprises resume operations and maximize their production capacity to meet the surging demand for medical masks and protective suits in the country.

Local enterprises have also revamped their factories by either purchasing new production lines or temporarily adapting their existing dust-free assembly lines to produce crucial medical equipment.

A worker has his temperature taken at a protective clothing production workshop in Pingyuan county of Dezhou, Shandong province on Feb 17. A slew of measures have been rolled out to safeguard the health of local employees and prevent any workplace contagion. [Photo by Sa Wei/dzwww.com]

A company in Pingyuan county, Dezhou, Shandong province has started to produce protective clothing on revamped assembly lines. [Photo by Sa Wei/dzwww.com]

A worker makes protective clothing in a workshop in Pingyuan county, Dezhou, Shandong province on Feb 17. [Photo by Sa Wei/dzwww.com]

An employee produces protective clothing on an adapted assembly line in a company in Pingyuan county, Dezhou, Shandong province on Feb 17. [Photo by Sa Wei/dzwww.com]

A company in Pingyuan county of Dezhou, Shandong province has adapted its existing assembly lines to produce protective clothing. [Photo by Sa Wei/dzwww.com]