Photo: Several countries have reported faults with Chinese-made medical equipment imported to fight COVID-19. (Reuters via cnsphoto)
ABC News Online: China's coronavirus supplies are being rejected — how do we ensure quality in a pandemic?
China's had a rough few months.
As the emerging superpower entered 2020, a coronavirus outbreak in the industrial hub of Wuhan swept the nation, then the world, which crippled the global economy in turn.
By March, things began to slowly turn around, as China's drastic lockdown measures appear to have slowed the country's infection rates.
This has placed China in a position to supply sorely needed medical products as coronavirus has shuttered production capacity elsewhere.
Chinese state media Xinhua reported in early March that China was producing 116 million masks daily, about 12 times as many as a month prior, according to official data.
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WNU Editor: Quality control over products that require a lot of quality control has never been a strong point for Chinese companies that do not have overseas partners who can insure quality standards are met. Can's say that I am surprised that many are finding problems with these made in China medical products.
