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Spain and Malaysia question accuracy as one maker offers replacements
CK TAN, Nikkei staff writerMARCH 28, 2020 22:23 JST
Health workers perform coronavirus testing at KPJ Damansara Hospital in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, on March 28. © Reuters
SHANGHAI -- Several countries have voiced doubts about Chinese-made test kits for the new coronavirus even as Beijing ramped up approval of diagnostics devices to meet growing global demand.
Spanish media reported on Thursday that the government will return some 9,000 test kits to China, citing "substandard" quality.
Reports pointed to one producer, Shenzhen Bioeasy Biotechnology, saying the company's diagnostics kits achieved only 30% accuracy -- lower than the promised 80%.
The Shenzhen Stock Exchange where the company is listed raised an inquiry on Friday. In a response, Bioeasy defended its products, saying they were certified for sale in Europe.
"The hospital may not have used the kits in accordance with our operating instructions strictly when taking nasopharyngeal samples, resulting in a decline in accuracy of sample detection," Bioeasy said in a statement. The company promised to replace the test kits and reassess the product's accuracy.
Established in 2007, Bioeasy makes instruments for food safety testing and clinical diagnosis. With an office in the U.S., it lists real-time diagnostic kits on its website that claim to detect COVID-19 virus antigens in as little as 10 minutes.
The Chinese government, which is supplying countries with medical aid to fight the coronavirus, distanced itself from Bioeasy, saying the company's products were not licensed.
The Chinese Embassy in Spain said in a Twitter post that Bioeasy's products were not ordered by the Spanish government.
Spain recently ordered $467 million worth of medical supplies from China, including ventilators, test kits and disposable gloves.
There have been reports elsewhere from Malaysia and the Czech Republic questioning Chinese test kits' accuracy.
"The accuracy is not very good," Noor Hisham Abdullah, a Malaysian health official told the local media on Friday. Malaysian hospitals are considering test kits from Singapore and South Korea instead, according to media reports.
China, where the coronavirus was first discovered in late December, is promising to share its
experience with the world in hopes of making a breakthrough against the pandemic.
"China will be more than ready to share our good practices, conduct joint research and development of drugs and vaccines, and provide assistance where we can to countries hit by the growing outbreak," President Xi Jinping told his counterparts during a videoconference summit of Group of 20 leaders on Thursday.
China's National Medicine Products Administration has granted "emergency approval" for 23 companies as of Friday, up from just four in January, to sell diagnostic kits.
http://archive.vn/bBLbt#selection-3599.0-3723.168
The list keeps growing.
Australia Australia seizes faulty coronavirus protective equipment imported from China
Austria 500,000 Chinese-produced protective masks and 400,000 protective suits destined for South Tyrol are unusable.
Belgium A lot of 3 million FFP2 masks from China that arrived in Liège last week is useless. "They do not offer sufficient protection," said Minister Philippe De Backer in the House. Residential care centers experienced difficulties with test kits.
Britain Britain joins growing chorus of countries furious with China's faulty coronavirus equipment
Czech Republic 80% of Rapid COVID-19 Tests the Czech Republic Bought From China are Wrong. Czech health officials also said that approximately 100,000 of the kits were defective.
Finland Finland: Chinese face masks fail tests. The respirators arrived in Finland on Tuesday.
India Tens of thousands of Chinese PPE kits fail India safety test
Ireland HSE Chief Executive Paul Reid says some of the Personal Protective Equipment delivered from China is not to the specification required, and says they will not be distributing something to healthcare staff if it is not suitable
Ireland, again HSE issues ultimatum to China after delivery of 'unusable' PPE to Ireland. A large portion of the €200 million delivery of protective equipment was found to be unusable for health care workers on the front line.
Malaysia There have been reports elsewhere, including in Malaysia and the Czech Republic, questioning Chinese test kits' accuracy. "The accuracy is not very good," Noor Hisham Abdullah, a Malaysian health official told the local media Friday. Malaysian hospitals are considering test kits from Singapore and South Korea instead, according to media reports.
Netherlands The Netherlands was forced to recall 600,000 face masks bought from China
Pakistan Promising to provide testing kits and top-quality N95 masks to Pakistan in a bid to help the country that has been crippled by the lethal coronavirus outbreak, Beijing actually duped its 'friend' by sending in masks made out of underwears.
Philippines Some test kits sent from China only 40 percent accurate: DOH
Sweden It is pure counterfeiting and piracy sold to the regions right now. At the end of March-April, the first aircraft loads of material from China began to land in Sweden. In several regions the products had to be used before the National Board of Health raised alarms. On Wednesday, protective masks from 13 regions were withdrawn.
Spain Coronavirus: Spain says rapid test kits from China work 30% of the time
Texas A Laredo Emergency Room spent $500,000 on coronavirus tests that don't work
Turkey Coronavirus: Turkey rejects Chinese testing kits over inaccurate results: Rapid testing kits were only 30 to 35 percent accurate, says official
United States Medical workers are expressing concerns about using some of the masks that were delivered from China on the Patriots plane earlier this month
BBC Coronavirus: Countries reject Chinese-made equipment
New York Times China Pushes to Churn Out Coronavirus Gear, Yet Struggles to Police It
Australian Broadcasting Company China's coronavirus supplies are being rejected — how do we ensure quality in a pandemic?
Wall Street Journal Faulty N95 Masks Hamper Hospitals on Coronavirus Front Line
Vice European Countries Are Throwing Out ‘Rubbish’ Chinese-Made Masks and Coronavirus Tests
In February, China’s state-controlled oil explorer PetroChina Co. ordered employees in 20 countries to bulk-buy face masks to send home, reports Bloomberg, with scant regard for local needs. Many other Chinese companies with overseas operations reportedly received similar directives.
And in New Zealand
Ordinary New Zealanders and non-health workers have missed out on access to masks which are normally available in our pharmacies and hardware stores, because our public supplies were bought up in bulk and sent out to China in an organised effort by Chinese Communist Party Government proxy groups, as well as by profiteers who are now selling New Zealand-origin masks on Taobao, and also by a few well-meaning individuals who wanted to support family and friends in China.
And, today, April 16, 2020 WSJ China’s Export Restrictions Strand Medical Goods U.S. Needs to Fight Coronavirus, State Department Says: Products made by 3M, Owens & Minor, PerkinElmer sit in warehouses; GE ventilator production line in Wisconsin nearly brought to a halt
New Chinese export restrictions have left American companies’ U.S.-bound face masks, test kits and other medical equipment urgently needed to fight the coronavirus stranded, according to businesses and U.S. diplomatic memos. Large quantities of critical protective gear and other medical goods are sitting in warehouses across China unable to receive necessary official clearances, said some suppliers and brokers.
CK TAN, Nikkei staff writerMARCH 28, 2020 22:23 JST
Health workers perform coronavirus testing at KPJ Damansara Hospital in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, on March 28. © Reuters
SHANGHAI -- Several countries have voiced doubts about Chinese-made test kits for the new coronavirus even as Beijing ramped up approval of diagnostics devices to meet growing global demand.
Spanish media reported on Thursday that the government will return some 9,000 test kits to China, citing "substandard" quality.
Reports pointed to one producer, Shenzhen Bioeasy Biotechnology, saying the company's diagnostics kits achieved only 30% accuracy -- lower than the promised 80%.
The Shenzhen Stock Exchange where the company is listed raised an inquiry on Friday. In a response, Bioeasy defended its products, saying they were certified for sale in Europe.
"The hospital may not have used the kits in accordance with our operating instructions strictly when taking nasopharyngeal samples, resulting in a decline in accuracy of sample detection," Bioeasy said in a statement. The company promised to replace the test kits and reassess the product's accuracy.
Established in 2007, Bioeasy makes instruments for food safety testing and clinical diagnosis. With an office in the U.S., it lists real-time diagnostic kits on its website that claim to detect COVID-19 virus antigens in as little as 10 minutes.
The Chinese government, which is supplying countries with medical aid to fight the coronavirus, distanced itself from Bioeasy, saying the company's products were not licensed.
The Chinese Embassy in Spain said in a Twitter post that Bioeasy's products were not ordered by the Spanish government.
Spain recently ordered $467 million worth of medical supplies from China, including ventilators, test kits and disposable gloves.
There have been reports elsewhere from Malaysia and the Czech Republic questioning Chinese test kits' accuracy.
"The accuracy is not very good," Noor Hisham Abdullah, a Malaysian health official told the local media on Friday. Malaysian hospitals are considering test kits from Singapore and South Korea instead, according to media reports.
China, where the coronavirus was first discovered in late December, is promising to share its
experience with the world in hopes of making a breakthrough against the pandemic.
"China will be more than ready to share our good practices, conduct joint research and development of drugs and vaccines, and provide assistance where we can to countries hit by the growing outbreak," President Xi Jinping told his counterparts during a videoconference summit of Group of 20 leaders on Thursday.
China's National Medicine Products Administration has granted "emergency approval" for 23 companies as of Friday, up from just four in January, to sell diagnostic kits.
http://archive.vn/bBLbt#selection-3599.0-3723.168
The list keeps growing.
Australia Australia seizes faulty coronavirus protective equipment imported from China
Austria 500,000 Chinese-produced protective masks and 400,000 protective suits destined for South Tyrol are unusable.
Belgium A lot of 3 million FFP2 masks from China that arrived in Liège last week is useless. "They do not offer sufficient protection," said Minister Philippe De Backer in the House. Residential care centers experienced difficulties with test kits.
Britain Britain joins growing chorus of countries furious with China's faulty coronavirus equipment
Czech Republic 80% of Rapid COVID-19 Tests the Czech Republic Bought From China are Wrong. Czech health officials also said that approximately 100,000 of the kits were defective.
Finland Finland: Chinese face masks fail tests. The respirators arrived in Finland on Tuesday.
India Tens of thousands of Chinese PPE kits fail India safety test
Ireland HSE Chief Executive Paul Reid says some of the Personal Protective Equipment delivered from China is not to the specification required, and says they will not be distributing something to healthcare staff if it is not suitable
Ireland, again HSE issues ultimatum to China after delivery of 'unusable' PPE to Ireland. A large portion of the €200 million delivery of protective equipment was found to be unusable for health care workers on the front line.
Malaysia There have been reports elsewhere, including in Malaysia and the Czech Republic, questioning Chinese test kits' accuracy. "The accuracy is not very good," Noor Hisham Abdullah, a Malaysian health official told the local media Friday. Malaysian hospitals are considering test kits from Singapore and South Korea instead, according to media reports.
Netherlands The Netherlands was forced to recall 600,000 face masks bought from China
Pakistan Promising to provide testing kits and top-quality N95 masks to Pakistan in a bid to help the country that has been crippled by the lethal coronavirus outbreak, Beijing actually duped its 'friend' by sending in masks made out of underwears.
Philippines Some test kits sent from China only 40 percent accurate: DOH
Sweden It is pure counterfeiting and piracy sold to the regions right now. At the end of March-April, the first aircraft loads of material from China began to land in Sweden. In several regions the products had to be used before the National Board of Health raised alarms. On Wednesday, protective masks from 13 regions were withdrawn.
Spain Coronavirus: Spain says rapid test kits from China work 30% of the time
Texas A Laredo Emergency Room spent $500,000 on coronavirus tests that don't work
Turkey Coronavirus: Turkey rejects Chinese testing kits over inaccurate results: Rapid testing kits were only 30 to 35 percent accurate, says official
United States Medical workers are expressing concerns about using some of the masks that were delivered from China on the Patriots plane earlier this month
BBC Coronavirus: Countries reject Chinese-made equipment
New York Times China Pushes to Churn Out Coronavirus Gear, Yet Struggles to Police It
Australian Broadcasting Company China's coronavirus supplies are being rejected — how do we ensure quality in a pandemic?
Wall Street Journal Faulty N95 Masks Hamper Hospitals on Coronavirus Front Line
Vice European Countries Are Throwing Out ‘Rubbish’ Chinese-Made Masks and Coronavirus Tests
In February, China’s state-controlled oil explorer PetroChina Co. ordered employees in 20 countries to bulk-buy face masks to send home, reports Bloomberg, with scant regard for local needs. Many other Chinese companies with overseas operations reportedly received similar directives.
And in New Zealand
Ordinary New Zealanders and non-health workers have missed out on access to masks which are normally available in our pharmacies and hardware stores, because our public supplies were bought up in bulk and sent out to China in an organised effort by Chinese Communist Party Government proxy groups, as well as by profiteers who are now selling New Zealand-origin masks on Taobao, and also by a few well-meaning individuals who wanted to support family and friends in China.
And, today, April 16, 2020 WSJ China’s Export Restrictions Strand Medical Goods U.S. Needs to Fight Coronavirus, State Department Says: Products made by 3M, Owens & Minor, PerkinElmer sit in warehouses; GE ventilator production line in Wisconsin nearly brought to a halt
New Chinese export restrictions have left American companies’ U.S.-bound face masks, test kits and other medical equipment urgently needed to fight the coronavirus stranded, according to businesses and U.S. diplomatic memos. Large quantities of critical protective gear and other medical goods are sitting in warehouses across China unable to receive necessary official clearances, said some suppliers and brokers.
