TOKYO, April 28 — Some 300,000 coronavirus masks sent to pregnant women in Japan as part of a government handout have been found to be faulty, media reported on Tuesday, the latest in a string of complaints about how the government has dealt with the epidemic. The efforts of Prime Minister Shinzo...
Tuesday, 28 Apr 2020 05:47 PM MYTTOKYO, April 28 — Some 300,000 coronavirus masks sent to pregnant women in Japan as part of a government handout have been found to be faulty, media reported on Tuesday, the latest in a string of complaints about how the government has dealt with the epidemic.
By today, the number of defective masks distributed to pregnant women had risen to 300,000 out of 500,000, public broadcaster NHK reported. Itochu said last week it was recalling some of its undistributed face masks following reports of defects, as did Kowa, which said it would tighten inspections at its plants.
In February, the company imported a large number of masks, originally intending to sell them locally, but was subsequently contacted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry about purchasing them, the company’s president was quoted by the Asahi Shimbun daily as saying.
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