"We want all of the people on our frontline, most particularly in our health service but across all services, to be confident, to be assured, going into work that they are protected while trying to do their ground. China is one of the world’s largest producers of PPE. Copyright © 2020 NPR. As of April 30, Health Canada had ordered 1.8 billion units of PPE, from masks to gloves to gowns. Many Chinese suppliers are requiring these sort of big orders, but there are some workarounds, including buying large quantities over time or pooling your order with others. And we're just thrilled that it's here. CHANG: Hi. NEW DELHI: The government will soon place an order for personal protective equipment (PPE) — masks, eye gear and other items — and ventilators from China. I've heard some... RUWITCH: ...You know, quotes. Mount Etna eruption stuns volcano enthusiasts. 178k members in the China community. China got some bad press about substandard PPE that had been sent to Europe, and so they've been tightening export regulations to try to ensure, you know, higher standard of quality. China stockpiled more than 2 billion surgical masks and essential medical supplies, many of them from Australia, in a global panic buy. Reports first emerged earlier this week that Illinois was “secretly” getting PPE and other medical supplies shipped from China in order to avoid interference from the federal government. That night, as I scrolled through my WeChat Moments feed, I noticed a Chinese friend in Texas posting about an order of PPE that she had managed to have sent from China to friends in Austin. There's some financial risk here. I mean, they're going up against the world here and, sometimes, more centralized or better coordinated efforts. And two, most sourcing agents, whether good or bad, honest or dishonest, do not have much in the way of assets. A 3% convenience fee will be automatically added to your order total for credit card payments. CHANG: Geez, what a logistical nightmare - that was NPR's John Ruwitch in the San Francisco Bay area and Martin Kaste in Seattle. He said on Twitter: “I fully appreciate concerns re PPE. The shortage of personal protective equipment - that is, masks, gloves and other disposable gear - has forced a lot of American hospitals and health care workers to fend for themselves. Finance Minister Conor Murphy has confirmed an order for PPE from China he announced last week as part of a cross-border initiative was "not fulfilled". Video, How eating online is bringing women freedom, Racist slur overheard as basketball players kneel, Actress stages naked protest at 'French Oscars', Homemade submarine seized in Spanish drugs raid, Italy tightens Covid restrictions amid 'new wave', Bolivia's ex-president arrested for 'coup', Moscow police detain 200 people at opposition forum. “There is a totally uncoordinated rush to buy stuff,” said David Chitayat, the CEO of Genimex Group, a contract manufacturing company that sources PPE from China. We have noticed that a lot of companies are trying to buy medical equipment like face masks and other PPE products from China. Now, Zhang has an order book brimming with clients from Italy, Spain, Austria, Hungary, France, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Japan, and South Korea. CHANG: Wow. Martin, I want to start with you on the American side of things. Vaithianathan R M 339 days ago. They've been - they had a trial run importing 300,000 surgical masks just to see if it would work. Assam was the first state in the country to directly order the PPE kits from China. China’s PPE exports to the United States fell by only 19 percent, just slightly more than the drop in PPE exports to the EU. For example, if the PPE suppliers or products are from China, a new Chinese export regulation – issued on April 1, 2020 – sets forth stringent rules. CHANG: Well, on that front, I mean, what about the Chinese government? The country placed orders for 15 million PPE kits, including rapid testing kits from China. 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.

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