Cloth mask for pregnant women 30,000 defective products April 5 at 5:46
Due to the problem that defective products were found in the cloth masks sent by the government for pregnant women due to the spread of the new coronavirus and the distribution was suspended, the number of defective cloth masks is about 30,000. I understand.
With the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the government has sent out 500,000 cloth masks to pregnant women all over the country, but because defective products were found, distribution was suspended last week, causing I am investigating.
Cloth masks are stored in each municipality, but according to the people involved, as of noon on the 27th, about 30,000 pieces of defective products were reported from 400 municipalities in total.
There are also voices from local governments saying, "I can't distribute it to pregnant women as it is" or "I want to send back everything, not just defective products."
For this reason, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will consult with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, which is in charge of cloth mask procurement, and carefully consider future measures.
On the other hand, two out of the three companies that deliver cloth masks for all households are supposed to collect all masks that have not been distributed yet and perform inspection again.