COVID-19: Dutch､Chinese masks problem: give back 600,000 face masks
[March 29 AFP]
Netherlands Ministry of Health:
On March 28, tens of thousands of masks imported from China and distributed for the new coronavirus were “recovered because they do not meet quality standards”.
According to the Ministry of Health, it received a mask from a Chinese manufacturer on March 21 and already distributed some of it to medical institutions.
Chinese mask: Quality rejected
However, it turned out that “in the second test, the mask did not meet the quality standards.”
The Dutch Ministry of Health has decided not to use the imported mask at all.
FFP2 Standard Mask: Reasons for Failure
According to the public broadcasting NOS, the collected FFP2 standard masks will be collected.
Of the 1.3 million copies, nearly half, 600,000, were collected.
Does not adhere properly to the face,
The filter is defective,
It was said that there was a problem.
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Coroanvirus: Holland recalls 600,000 masks imported from China
The Netherlands has asked hospitals to give back around 600,000 face masks it imported from China.
It found that the masks were failing to meet safety requirements, Dutch media reported.
The masks were failing to stop coronavirus particles pass through, the report said.
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