BUDAPEST, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The China Construction Bank on Monday donated 20,000 protective masks to Hungary to help the country contain the spread of the coronavirus, according to a press release from the Chinese Embassy in Hungary.

The Hungarian National Healthcare Services Center received the delivery, according to the release.

Liu Bo, economic and commercial counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Hungary, was quoted as saying that the embassy and the Chinese companies in Hungary firmly support the country's efforts to combat and overcome the pandemic.

According to updated government figures, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Hungary stood at 167 on Monday, with 21 reported recoveries and eight fatalities.