Chinese suppliers of personal protection equipment (PPE) are working with the HSE to ensure the unsatisfactory consignment sent to Ireland last week will be replaced, the Chinese embassy in Dublin said. The PPE “purchased from Chinese companies are strictly in compliance with the Chinese standards and widely used by Chinese health workers. However, they may not fully meet the using habit or procurement requirement of the Irish side,” the embassy spokesman said. The donors may not be fully aware of the standard requirement or criteria of the PPE needed in Ireland.”He said “all PPE suppliers in China are under unprecedented huge demand from all over the world”. China will continue to provide assistance to the Irish side in the procurement of PPE and medical equipment and to help Ireland fight against the pandemic.”

Source: The Irish Times April 06, 2020 03:00 UTC