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Trudeau confirms some cargo planes sent to China for pandemic supplies returned empty
//A cargo jet chartered by the federal government to deliver badly needed personal protective equipment (PPE) from China was forced to leave the airport in Shanghai without the shipment on board.
//The precious cargo of pandemic supplies wasn't lost or bought out by another country.
//"This occurred due to on-the-ground congestion caused by a significant surge in cargo flights out of terminals at the Shanghai Airport. As a result, the intended cargo was unable to get to the plane before its required takeoff time,"
//The cargo still belongs to Canada; it's in a leased warehouse in Shanghai and the government says it will be delivered on a later flight.
//The missed deliveries are a setback for Canadian procurement efforts — but such supply interruptions don't mean the fragile PPE supply chain is completely broken.
//Trudeau did not deny the report, saying Canada, like other countries, has struggled to get orders filled at a time when the entire world is trying to buy the same pandemic supplies.
//Canada has taken steps to build its own supply network for PPE to avoid some of the chaos affecting the global supply chains.
//The government also has hired two companies to identify reliable PPE manufacturers and to help with transportation, storage and customs clearances.
//These measures have allowed the federal government to deliver millions of masks and gloves to front line workers and to help bolster provincial procurement efforts.
Full article: CBC, (21-Apr)
#Canada #PPE #China #Shanghai #Pandemic #Coronavirus
Trudeau confirms some cargo planes sent to China for pandemic supplies returned empty
//A cargo jet chartered by the federal government to deliver badly needed personal protective equipment (PPE) from China was forced to leave the airport in Shanghai without the shipment on board.
//The precious cargo of pandemic supplies wasn't lost or bought out by another country.
//"This occurred due to on-the-ground congestion caused by a significant surge in cargo flights out of terminals at the Shanghai Airport. As a result, the intended cargo was unable to get to the plane before its required takeoff time,"
//The cargo still belongs to Canada; it's in a leased warehouse in Shanghai and the government says it will be delivered on a later flight.
//The missed deliveries are a setback for Canadian procurement efforts — but such supply interruptions don't mean the fragile PPE supply chain is completely broken.
//Trudeau did not deny the report, saying Canada, like other countries, has struggled to get orders filled at a time when the entire world is trying to buy the same pandemic supplies.
//Canada has taken steps to build its own supply network for PPE to avoid some of the chaos affecting the global supply chains.
//The government also has hired two companies to identify reliable PPE manufacturers and to help with transportation, storage and customs clearances.
//These measures have allowed the federal government to deliver millions of masks and gloves to front line workers and to help bolster provincial procurement efforts.
Full article: CBC, (21-Apr)
#Canada #PPE #China #Shanghai #Pandemic #Coronavirus
CBC
Trudeau confirms some cargo planes sent to China for pandemic supplies returned empty | CBC News
A cargo jet chartered by the federal government to deliver badly needed personal protective equipment from China was forced to leave the airport in Shanghai without the shipment on board.
#FailedState #UniversalTesting #MadeinChina
HK Government Distributes Made-in-China Gowns Labelled "Non Medical Use" to Hong Kong Medical Workers Collecting Covid19 Test Samples
The Hong Kong SAR Government has announced on Sept 4, 2020 the extension of the universal Covid-19 testing scheme, despite the relatively low participation rate.
Medical workers assisting in sample collection at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (#HKCEC) have revealed that the protective gear distributed to them by the government were made in China, and were labelled in Simplified Chinese and in English that it was for "non-medical use".
Medical workers have expressed their discontent with the government’s plans, actions and arrangements, especially since they are dealing with a contagious virus.
Source: Apple Daily; Stand News #Sept4
https://bit.ly/31UBU0T
https://www.facebook.com/710476795704610/posts/3426114027474193/
#WuhanPneumonia #Covid19 #MedicalSupple #PPE
HK Government Distributes Made-in-China Gowns Labelled "Non Medical Use" to Hong Kong Medical Workers Collecting Covid19 Test Samples
The Hong Kong SAR Government has announced on Sept 4, 2020 the extension of the universal Covid-19 testing scheme, despite the relatively low participation rate.
Medical workers assisting in sample collection at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (#HKCEC) have revealed that the protective gear distributed to them by the government were made in China, and were labelled in Simplified Chinese and in English that it was for "non-medical use".
Medical workers have expressed their discontent with the government’s plans, actions and arrangements, especially since they are dealing with a contagious virus.
Source: Apple Daily; Stand News #Sept4
https://bit.ly/31UBU0T
https://www.facebook.com/710476795704610/posts/3426114027474193/
#WuhanPneumonia #Covid19 #MedicalSupple #PPE
#HKGovernment #GatheringBan #CoronavirusPandemic
Netizens Cast Doubt Over HK's Gov't Officials' Compliance with Social Distancing And Anti-Pandemic Measures
The photo was released by a whistleblowers' page "Civil Servants Secret" on Facebook.
In the photo, Hong Kong government officials only wearing masks, including Food and Health Department head Sophia Chan, were taking a group photo with medical personnel, all dressed in protective gowns.
Source: Civil Servant Secrets #Sept15
https://www.facebook.com/492354117860377/posts/1037419796687137/
#SophiaChan #PPE
Netizens Cast Doubt Over HK's Gov't Officials' Compliance with Social Distancing And Anti-Pandemic Measures
The photo was released by a whistleblowers' page "Civil Servants Secret" on Facebook.
In the photo, Hong Kong government officials only wearing masks, including Food and Health Department head Sophia Chan, were taking a group photo with medical personnel, all dressed in protective gowns.
Source: Civil Servant Secrets #Sept15
https://www.facebook.com/492354117860377/posts/1037419796687137/
#SophiaChan #PPE
UK sourced Protective Gowns from Chinese factories that secretly use North Koran slave labour
Chinese factories in Dandong are using forced labour from North Korea to produce protective gowns PPE for export to countries including UK, US, Italy, Germany, South Africa, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and Myanmar.
The use of North Korea workers in China breaches UN sanctions which aim to halt foreign export earnings being used to support the regime’s prohibited nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Most of North Korea workers in Dandong are women. Besides working for over 18 hours, they are under surveillance and are unable to leave the factories freely. And sources indicate 70% of wages of these works in PPE factories seized by the North Korean state.
Dandong has become a global centre of production for gown and coveralls because factories in Dandong can produce at the lowest by employing cheap North Korea labour for labour-intensive production.
Source: The Guardian #Nov20
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/nov/20/uk-sourced-ppe-from-factories-secretly-using-north-korean-slave-labour
#China #NorthKoreaSanction #PPE #UK #NorthKorea #Covid19
Chinese factories in Dandong are using forced labour from North Korea to produce protective gowns PPE for export to countries including UK, US, Italy, Germany, South Africa, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and Myanmar.
The use of North Korea workers in China breaches UN sanctions which aim to halt foreign export earnings being used to support the regime’s prohibited nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Most of North Korea workers in Dandong are women. Besides working for over 18 hours, they are under surveillance and are unable to leave the factories freely. And sources indicate 70% of wages of these works in PPE factories seized by the North Korean state.
Dandong has become a global centre of production for gown and coveralls because factories in Dandong can produce at the lowest by employing cheap North Korea labour for labour-intensive production.
Source: The Guardian #Nov20
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/nov/20/uk-sourced-ppe-from-factories-secretly-using-north-korean-slave-labour
#China #NorthKoreaSanction #PPE #UK #NorthKorea #Covid19
the Guardian
UK sourced PPE from factories secretly using North Korean slave labour
Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds evidence that Chinese PPE factories supplying UK government are breaking UN sanctions
UK Media: China had been stocking PPEs months before the pandemic outbreak
Three years since the COVID-19 pandemic has started, US former officials revealed that China had been stocking personal protective equipment a few months before announcing the pandemic, including limiting exports of these products and purchasing them from the West. This showed that the CCP tried to hide the truth about the pandemic, confirming the theory of a Wuhan laboratory creating the coroanvirus.
The Daily Telegraph reported on 8 Oct that China had been stocking PPEs a few months before announcing the COVID-19 pandemic, including limiting the exports of gowns and masks. At the same time, China purchased these PPEs from Europe, US and Australia. These foundings raised suspcision on the source of the coronavirus and the time of the outbreak.
Source: RFA #Oct10
#China #COVID19 #PPE #Pandemic
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/covid-10102022113254.html
Three years since the COVID-19 pandemic has started, US former officials revealed that China had been stocking personal protective equipment a few months before announcing the pandemic, including limiting exports of these products and purchasing them from the West. This showed that the CCP tried to hide the truth about the pandemic, confirming the theory of a Wuhan laboratory creating the coroanvirus.
The Daily Telegraph reported on 8 Oct that China had been stocking PPEs a few months before announcing the COVID-19 pandemic, including limiting the exports of gowns and masks. At the same time, China purchased these PPEs from Europe, US and Australia. These foundings raised suspcision on the source of the coronavirus and the time of the outbreak.
Source: RFA #Oct10
#China #COVID19 #PPE #Pandemic
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/covid-10102022113254.html