Cloth mask "The supplier was selected and procured properly" Chief Cabinet Secretary April 28 13:48
In connection with the problem that defective products were found in the cloth masks sent by the government for pregnant women, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kan at the press conference, the operators who delivered the masks selected from the viewpoints of quality and supply capacity, and He emphasized that the procurement was done properly without any clue.
With the spread of the new coronavirus, the government sent out 500,000 cloth masks for pregnant women to local governments nationwide, but suspended the distribution last week because defective products were found, 27th The names of the four companies that have delivered to
In connection with this, Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga at a press conference about the method of selecting suppliers, "The government made a wide range of calls and asked whether the quality, price, supply capacity, and prompt response of masks can be responded quickly. We made a selection from the viewpoints such as this. ”
In addition, he said, "I have heard that there were various negotiations with individual companies, but I did not have any clans or introductions from parliamentarians and local legislators," he emphasized that procurement was properly conducted according to the rules.