en-us	To help counter the fast-spreading Covid-19 virus in Armenia,
zh-cn	为了帮助抗击在亚美尼亚迅速传播的新冠病毒，

en-us	the TOSP apparel manufacturer is diversifying production to include medical masks.
zh-cn	服装制造商TOSP正在扩充产品种类，将医用口罩纳入生产范围。

en-us	The TOSP Knitting Factory, located in the Malatia-Sebastia district in the western part of the capital, Yerevan,
zh-cn	TOSP针织厂位于首都埃里温西部Malatia-Sebastia区，

en-us	has set up a sterile area on the factory floor and has adjusted production lines
zh-cn	其工厂车间内建立了无菌区，并调整了生产线，

en-us	to ramp up supplies of medical face masks for health care workers and vulnerable citizens.
zh-cn	以增加对医务工作者及易感染人群医用口罩的供应。

en-us	The masks are made from anti-bacterial melt-blown polypropylene,
zh-cn	这些口罩由抗菌的熔喷聚丙烯制成，

en-us	a specialized medical-grade textile that allows air to pass through while filtering out dangerous particles.
zh-cn	作为一种专用的医用级纺织品，它可让空气通过，同时过滤掉有害的颗粒。

en-us	TOSP is currently manufacturing around 2,000 masks a day.
zh-cn	TOSP现在每天可以生产大约2000个口罩。

en-us	Armenia instituted a one-month state of emergency on March 16, following a sharp increase in cases of Covid-19.
zh-cn	由于新冠病例数量急剧增加，亚美尼亚于3月16日启动了为期一个月的紧急状态。

en-us	All educational institutions have been shut until the end of the emergency,
zh-cn	所有教育机构暂时关闭，

en-us	while the borders with neighbouring Georgia and Iran have been closed.
zh-cn	与格鲁吉亚、伊朗的边境也已经关闭。

en-us	Public events and gatherings with over 20 people are banned.
zh-cn	禁止举办公众活动及20人以上的聚会。

en-us	Arthur Frangyan, CEO of TOSP, said,
zh-cn	TOSP的首席执行官Arthur Frangyan说：

en-us	"To respond to the Covid-19 situation in the country, and specifically to the shortage of masks,
zh-cn	“为应对新冠病毒疫情，特别是口罩短缺的情况，

en-us	we initiated production and distributed the masks among our employees and customers.
zh-cn	我们开始生产口罩，并在我们的员工和顾客中发放。

en-us	Then, we started receiving orders from companies and organizations.”
zh-cn	之后我们陆续收到了一些公司和机构的订单。”

en-us	Since 2014, the TOSP apparel manufacturing company has been a partner of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
zh-cn	自2014年以来，服装制造商TOSP公司一直是工发组织的合作伙伴。

en-us	which is implementing a Russian Federation-funded project
zh-cn	工发组织正在开展俄罗斯联邦资助的项目：

en-us	providing technical assistance to a large number of Armenian enterprises working in the shoe/leather and textile/garment sectors.
zh-cn	向亚美尼亚鞋履/皮革和纺织/ 服装部门的大量企业提供技术支持。

en-us	On 20 March, the UNIDO representative in Armenia, Anahit Simonyan,
zh-cn	3月20日，工发组织驻亚美尼亚代表Anahit Simonyan

en-us	took part in an on-line donor coordination meeting with the Ministry of Health and Deputy Prime Minister's office
zh-cn	参加了与卫生部和副总理办公室的在线捐助者协调会议，

en-us	to discuss the Covid-19 emergency.
zh-cn	讨论新冠疫情紧急情况。

en-us	During the meeting, Simonyan briefed officials about the TOSP mask production.
zh-cn	会上，Anahit Simonyan向在场的官员们介绍了TOSP的口罩生产情况。

en-us	The Ministry of Health requested UNIDO to help with establishing further mask production and coordinating activities among small producer groups.
zh-cn	卫生部请工发组织协助在小型生产团体之间建立进一步的口罩生产和协调活动，

en-us	UNIDO was further requested to collect information about local producers of masks
zh-cn	收集当地口罩生产者的信息，

en-us	and liaise between them and the Ministry of Health.
zh-cn	使他们与卫生部保持联络。

en-us	Two other Yerevan-based garment manufacturing companies with which UNIDO works  Ars-Fine and Lida  have also started producing face masks.
zh-cn	与工发组织合作的另外两家位于埃里温的服装生产公司Ars-Fine和Lida也已开始生产口罩。

en-us	A third phase of the UNIDO project in which TOSP, Ars-Fine and Lida, amongst others,
zh-cn	TOSP, Ars-Fine, Lida和其他一些企业参与的工发组织项目的第三阶段正在进行，

en-us	are involved Improving Competitiveness of Export-Oriented Industries in Armenia through Modernization and Market Access - is currently underway.
zh-cn	旨在通过现代化和市场准入提高亚美尼亚外向型产业的竞争力。

en-us	With the outbreak of the coronavirus,
zh-cn	随着新型冠状病毒的爆发，

en-us	the UNIDO project team is working to address beneficiaries' emerging needs,
zh-cn	工发组织项目小组正在致力于解决受益者新的需求，

en-us	conducting ad-hoc surveys of manufacturers to assess their economic situation in this time of crisis.
zh-cn	对制造商进行临时调查，以评估危机时期的经济状况。

en-us	Survey results are being analyzed and summarized, and will subsequently be passed on to the Armenian government.
zh-cn	目前正在对调查结果进行分析和总结，随后将被转交给亚美尼亚政府。

en-us	To ensure the continuity and safety of the project's capacity-building activities in the context of the coronavirus,
zh-cn	为了保证在新型冠状病毒时期该项目能力建设活动的连续性和安全性，

en-us	all the project training and master-classes are now taking place online.
zh-cn	所有的项目培训和课程都在网上进行。

en-us	On 25 March, Armenia reported 17 new cases, bringing the total number of infected people in the country to 266.
zh-cn	3月25日，亚美尼亚报告了17例新增病例，全国感染人数达到266例。

en-us	As TOSP workers continued to manufacture masks,
zh-cn	TOSP的工人们继续生产口罩，

en-us	the company CEO Frangyan said,
zh-cn	该公司的首席执行官Frangyan说：

en-us	“This is our contribution to the Covid-19 outbreak response and to the protective measures that are being undertaken to fight the pandemic.”
zh-cn	“这是我们为应对新冠疫情以及为对抗大流行病而采取的保护措施所做的贡献。”