(Yicai Global) Feb. 11 --  China's slow recovery amid the new coronavirus epidemic is partly explained by medical supplies shortages, prolonged holidays, and limited logistics, according to a state official.

Other reasons include lack of coordination within the industrial supply chain, high financial pressures, and regional governments' restrictions, Cong Liang, secretary general of the National Development and Reform Commission, said at a  press conference today.

The central government has not mandated all manufacturers to get back to work as the decision is based on regional factors, Cong added.

Editor: Emmi Laine