30,000 masks sent by Japanese govt to pregnant women are defective 

The Japanese government has sent out a total of 500,000 cloth masks to pregnant women nationwide under the current coronavirus pandemic, however, 30,000 masks were found to be defective as of Tuesday, local media NHK reported.

Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato approached the subject at a press conference on April 28, stating that the safety of all masks would be verified, according to local media reports. 

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