A worker packs finished protective masks at the workshop of a medical supply company in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 29, 2020. To help fight the outbreak of pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus, workers here in Guangxi rushed back to work, making protective masks to guarantee the supplies. Before the outbreak, the company produced 100,000 masks a day, and it has increased its production to 160,000. The company plans to recruit more workers to expand the production of masks. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

Central China's Hubei Province, where the novel coronavirus outbreak was most severe, has received over 13 billion yuan (around 1.86 billion US dollars) of donations by Saturday, local authorities said Sunday.

The donation includes 6.76 billion yuan directed to the provincial level and 4.63 billion yuan to the capital city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, according to the provincial epidemic prevention and control headquarters.

The province has also received over 92 million items of supplies, including medical protective suits, face masks, goggles and protective masks, according to the headquarters.