Some 214 State-owned enterprises in northern Shanxi province in key industries resumed operations and production on Feb 4, according to local officials. 

They said the SOEs were fully responding to the novel coronavirus outbreak by implementing flexible work rotas for employees. 

They are also carrying out temperature monitoring, sourcing supplies of protective masks and disinfection and sterilization -- to ensure the safety of employees on the job. 

The key SOEs consist of 70 coal companies, four coking enterprises, 42 chemical companies, 11 electric power companies, 27 expressway operating companies, 12 civil aviation and transportation enterprises, nine water supply companies and 39 metallurgical, coal mining, logistics, as well as natural gas companies. 

Officials said that to date they have been in normal operations mode. 

Another 12 coal companies, four chemical companies, seven mining companies and one dairy company are stepping up preparations and are expected to resume operations before Feb 9. 

Shanxi Coking Coal Group, Datong Coal Mine Group, Shanxi Jincheng Anthracite Mining Group and Lu'An Group have provided a strong supply for Hubei province's steel, electricity and heat production -- ensuring energy supplies in most-affected province stricken by the outbreak.

As for disinfectant supplies in Hubei province, Yuncheng Salt Chemical Industry Co, a subsidiary of Shanxi Coking Coal Group, is operating production at full capacity.

Some 15,000 bottles of hand sanitizer were recently transported to Hubei's provincial capital Wuhan and 600 metric tons of disinfectant solution went on sale online. 

Meanwhile, Shanxi Aviation Industry Group has specially set up a fast track channel to guarantee the smooth transportation of medical supplies and medics to Hubei province. To date, two teams of 260 doctors and nurses and a total of 6.43 tons of medical supplies have been transported to Hubei by air.

In addition, hospitals affiliated to SOEs in Shanxi province has dispatched more than 20 staff members to Hubei to help in the diagnosis and treatment of virus infections.