Chinanews Client Beijing, April 1st (Reporter Li Jinlei) It seems that masks are not so difficult to buy.
Recently, Zhengzhou, Qingdao, Xiamen, Hefei and Hangzhou have announced the suspension of online appointments for masks. Many people also feel first-hand that compared to the hard-to-find mask in the early days of the epidemic, masks are now more expensive to buy. Are the masks you crave come quietly?
Data Map: People buy masks. Photo by Liu Wenhua
Stop mask appointments online
During the epidemic, many online appointments for masks were opened, and Xiamen and some other places also opened the lottery mode. Many lucky people bought cheap masks through appointments, which solved their urgent needs.
However, with the increase in the supply of masks on the market, recently, Zhengzhou, Qingdao, Xiamen, Hefei, Hangzhou, Shaoxing and other places have stopped mask appointments.
On March 31, the Qingdao citizens' online reservation system with masks officially stopped making appointments.
On March 29, Zhengzhou stopped making online appointments for masks. The reason given was that there was sufficient market supply, and large chain drugstores and supermarkets also provided mask supply services one after another. The prices were all within a reasonable range. The public can purchase masks through various channels.
On March 28, Xiamen's personal mask appointment purchase system, which had been implemented for nearly two months, also officially stopped. Xiamen personal mask purchase appointment lottery, has carried out 4 rounds of mask purchase appointment registration, issued 60 million masks.
On March 24, Hefei issued a notice saying that in view of the current stable supply of the mask market, Hefei Medical Insurance WeChat public number mask appointment platform was closed on March 26.
On the same day, Shaoxing City also said that the supply of masks in the market gradually increased, and the number of online reservations on the online appointment platform dropped sharply. From March 25th, the online subscription of health network masks was stopped.
On March 23, Hangzhou released news that the current situation of epidemic prevention and control in the country is improving, and the supply of masks in the market has continued to increase, and appointments have officially stopped on March 25.
"Masks are not so difficult to buy"
Stopping the appointment of masks in many places is mainly because the mask is difficult to find.
In the early days of the epidemic, due to the surge in demand and insufficient production capacity, "a hard cover" became the state at the time. And now more and more people feel that masks are getting better.
News about the realization of mask freedom in various places has also been reported in the newspapers: "Zhengzhou has realized the free purchase of masks, and the official has closed the mask reservation platform."
On social platforms, many netizens left a message saying that masks are now better to buy, so the stockpile mode was opened.
"When the epidemic is tense, I can't buy masks everywhere, and I have a bit of mask anxiety syndrome. Now masks are very good, and masks are retaliated and stocked, at least for a year."
Netizen message screenshot.
The reporter logged on to the main e-commerce platform and found that compared to the early stage of the epidemic, almost all stores were gray "out of stock" tips, which is difficult to buy, which is desperate; and now searching for masks, the status of many stores has become "spot "Sent on the same day", it is a lot of relief.
Data from Tmall on March 19 shows that more than 20 million masks are on the shelves every day. From March 12th to March 18th, sales of masks on Tmall increased by 97% compared with the last week at the end of February. In addition to the limited special models, reservations need to be reserved. Users from all over the world can already purchase spot medical masks on Tmall, and no appointment is required.
"It's finally time to buy masks online without setting an alarm clock." Online masks are ready to buy, and offline conditions are getting better.
The reporter visited several pharmacies in Xicheng District, Beijing, and found that there were spot masks on sale, and none of them were restricted. Among them, the price of a disposable medical mask sold in a pharmacy is 20 78 yuan, an average of 3.9 yuan. Another pharmacy had previously restricted the purchase of masks, but now the purchase restriction measures have been cancelled, but it needs to be purchased through the e-commerce platform on the spot. One-off medical masks cost 10 yuan, an average of 4 yuan, and the price is a little expensive.
In the eyes of some netizens, "It's very free. It's very good to buy, but it's still a little expensive." "It can be bought, but it's still a little expensive."
Mask information map. Photo by China News Agency reporter Jiang Qiming
Geometric output growth of masks
The masks are good to buy. Behind this is the geometric growth of China's mask production capacity.
At the beginning of the epidemic, due to the surge in demand and shortage of supply, localities immediately opened up full-power masks. Thousands of companies temporarily switched to producing masks, including "two barrels of oil", BYD, Wuling Automobile, Gree Electric Appliances, and even bra manufacturers began to produce masks.
As a result, the output of masks has been rising rapidly.
The National Development and Reform Commission revealed on March 2 that the daily production capacity of China's masks has continued to grow rapidly and both have exceeded 100 million. On February 29, including ordinary masks, medical masks, and medical N95 masks, the daily production capacity of masks nationwide reached 110 million, and the daily output reached 116 million, which were 5.2 times and 12 times respectively on February 1, which further eased Mask supply and demand contradictions.
Now, one month is almost over. Although the National Development and Reform Commission has not released the latest data, it can be seen from some mask production capacity data in various places that how crazy the mask production is now.
For example, from the beginning of February to March 19 in Fujian Province, the daily output increased from 1.2 million to 21.19 million, and the number of mask production companies increased rapidly from 9 to 176. The output of medical N95 masks increased by more than 10 times. The cumulative total output of masks reached 480 million.
The daily output of Guangzhou masks exceeded 15 million on March 22. On March 28, the daily output of masks in Jinan reached 10.022 million, and at the beginning of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in January, the daily output of masks in Jinan was less than 60,000.
Pan Helin, Executive Dean of the Digital Economics Research Institute of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, said that the production capacity of masks continues to rise. As the epidemic situation eases, masks will soon achieve supply balance, and masks will be basically free.
Data sheet: Employees are stepping up production of masks. China News Agency issued photo by Hu Gaolei Source: Cnsphoto
Masks open to sea mode
With the alleviation of the contradiction between the supply and demand of domestic masks, masks have also opened the sea mode.
On March 28 local time, France announced that it has ordered more than 1 billion masks from France and abroad, especially from China, and will be delivered in the next few weeks to months.
A number of listed companies announced the start of exporting masks, and a large number of exporters of masks have arrived. On March 16, China General Technology Group Italy and the Civil Defence Department of the Italian Government reached an agreement to supply 8 million masks for a total price of 13.6 million euros (about 106 million yuan).
China's masks are "restocking" the world. As the New York Times website reports, the world needs to rely on China to produce masks, and China has started to provide masks to the outside world.
As netizens said, while "covering" Gu Gu, China is also trying to "cover" Gu Gu.
If you want to buy it, do you feel the mask is free? (Finish)