Milk and milk powder donated by Yili Group have been transported to Ejine Banner, Inner Mongolia, Oct 26. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The first shipment of COVID-19 prevention and control supplies donated by Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co arrived in Ejine Banner, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Oct 26.

The goods included Yili milk and milk powder.

The second shipment will arrive in the banner soon.

As a leading enterprise in China's dairy industry, Yili has always responded promptly when major incidents occur.

In 2003, the company immediately donated 7 million yuan ($1.1 million) to aid in the fight against SARS. During the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, Yili promptly delivered milk to people in the disaster area.

After the floods in Henan and Shanxi provinces this year, Yili shipped disaster relief supplies to the disaster-stricken areas.

The supplies donated by Yili Group to Ejine Banner, Inner Mongolia, Oct 26 [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020, Yili has invested a total of 280 million yuan in virus prevention and control.

Some 60 million yuan was donated to the China Red Cross Foundation to support the development of epidemic prevention and control in Inner Mongolia and the city of Hohhot.

To date, Yili has provided support to doctors, soldiers, police officers, scientific researchers, and community workers in 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities across the country, and helped people in need in countries including Iraq, the Netherlands, Uruguay, Indonesia, and Thailand.