Suspended distribution of cloth masks for pregnant women Some defective products Atsushi Kato April 21 14:47
Following the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the government found that a defective product was found in the cloth masks distributed to pregnant women. Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato indicated that he would suspend the distribution and immediately investigate the cause.
From the 14th of this month, 500,000 pieces of cloth masks for pregnant women were shipped to cities, towns and villages throughout the country, but the local government reported that they were "dirty."
Regarding this, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato revealed at a press conference that there were 7,870 defective products in 143 municipalities as of the morning of the 21st.
After that, he said, "Most of the things happened while I was trying to distribute it from the municipalities, so I would like you to stop it for the time being, I would like to immediately collect and analyze the problematic one." Showed an idea to look into.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, all cloth masks for pregnant women were produced overseas.
On the other hand, there are almost no reports of defective products from masks that are distributed to every household in Japan, such as two masks for each address, and masks for nursing homes.