Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Collect and inspect all cloth masks for pregnant women and resume distribution. Corona May 1: 14:16
At the press conference, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato indicated that the government would once collect and inspect all of the cloth masks for pregnant women in which defective products were found, and then resume distribution from the middle of this month.
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the government sent 470,000 cloth masks for pregnant women to local governments nationwide, but because defective products were found, the distribution was suspended and the cause is being investigated.
At the press conference held on the 1st, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato reported that the number of cloth masks stored in the local government was defective, which accounted for 10% of the number of shipped masks, about 47,000. Revealed.
Then, "the" yellowness "was the original color of the fabric, and it was confirmed by an analysis by a specialized institution that the quality was not problematic. The suspicion of" mold "was cultivated and investigated. ".
In addition, Minister Kato indicated that the government would once collect and inspect all cloth masks stored in each local government, and then resume distribution from the middle of this month.
Mr. Kato said, "I am very sorry that there was a defective product, and to prevent this from happening in the future, I would like to do strict product management with the country and the company that supplies it so that I can use it with confidence."