BEIJING — An online platform was launched to build a bridge between medical institutions and medical equipment suppliers to assist in the fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak, according to the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC).

The platform collects information on the demand for medical supplies of medical institutions across China, which will be efficiently matched with suppliers.

Co-launched by the Shanghai Charity Foundation, a non-governmental, non-profit organization, and the ACFIC, the platform had received more than 110,000 visits, publishing 947 pieces of information of demand and 406 pieces of information of supply by the end of Feb 4.