Volunteers sew masks for fight against novel coronavirus outbreak

They received body temperature checks and training before work started, with volunteers capable of using the sewing machines being more than 50 years old, on average.

Seventy-nine-year-old Chu Shudong, who had 30 years of tailoring experience, volunteered to repair the sewing machines.

"I've not done tailoring for 20 years. I'm old and my eyes are weak. I hope to do my best here and make more masks so that people are protected," he said.