China willing to keep close communication with countries ordering epidemic prevention supplies
Updated 19:41, 30-Mar-2020
CGTN

After many countries ordered medical supplies for epidemic prevention from China, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Monday that China is willing to maintain close communication with countries to solve the problems that emerged from the process, and hopes that other countries won't politicize the issue. 

According to Hua, China has not received any complaints from buyers of foreign countries who purchased medical supplies from China through diplomatic channels.

For countries that have reported issues, Chinese embassies in such countries have conducted immediate investigations and responded to the problems, said Hua.

The problems Slovakia reported from using the ordered diagnostic kits were due to wrong testing methods from the medical personnel, said Hua. The Chinese Embassy in Slovakia has informed medical workers about the issue.

The Philippines Health Ministry has clarified the accuracy issues of the received testing kits reported by some members of the ministry, and said that results from the kits donated by China were the same results that came out of those provided by the World Health Organization (WHO).

As for the problems reported by Dutch officials, members of the country's Health Ministry have told China that the masks the Netherlands purchased through its own agency were not suitable for intensive care unit medical workers, Hua said. The Netherlands has thanked China for helping the country with purchasing and transporting medical supplies for coronavirus response. 

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