The United States had no knowledge of a shipment of face masks bound for Germany that officials in Berlin have accused it of diverting from an ...
BANGKOK: The United States had no knowledge of a shipment of face masks bound for Germany that officials in Berlin have accused it of diverting from an airport in Bangkok, a spokeswoman for the US embassy in Thailand said.
The comment came after Berlin Secretary of Interior Andreas Geisel said on Friday that an order of 200,000 masks bound for Germany had been"confiscated" in Bangkok and diverted to the United States, calling it an"act of modern piracy".
"We remain concerned about pervasive attempts to divide international efforts through unsourced, unattributed disinformation campaigns."AdvertisementThe accusation that masks were diverted came at a time when countries are scrambling to secure protective gear to battle the coronavirus pandemic.they say Washington has employed to outbid or block shipments of medical supplies to original buyers.
Globally, there were more than 1.25 million cases of coronavirus and 68,400 deaths across 211 countries and territories, as of Monday morning, according to a Reuters tally. Although Germany's Geisel said on Friday the consignment had been"confiscated" in Bangkok, his office rowed back a day later, saying it was still trying to clarify the circumstances of how the masks, which were ordered from a German wholesaler, and not from US manufacturer 3M, had been diverted.US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that"there has been no act of piracy".
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