In Germany, a mask requirement applies from Monday in all German federal states, albeit to different extents. But when it comes to procuring masks, Scheuer has fallen into a trap.
- Due to the spread of the corona virus , all federal states in Germany have opted for a mask protection requirement .
- Wearing mouth and nose protection is mandatory from Monday, April 27th in some situations.
- You can find all the latest news on the Corona crisis in Germany here. Here you will find the basic facts about the corona virus. You can also find current case numbers in Germany here as a map *.
Berlin - Some countries have already taken the measure, others now want to follow suit: Every federal state in Germany has now decided to wear a mouthguard , albeit to different extents. In most countries, however , the mask protection requirement begins on April 27 and with similar regulations.
Corona virus: Duty of mouth protection in Germany - eleven million masks ordered from China scrap
But the steadily increasing demand worldwide for protective masks * because of the corona virus * has made it difficult for Germany to increase the supply of masks in their own country. Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer therefore personally took care of the delivery of eight million masks that found their way from China to Germany in early April. Then the CSU politician announced another mask replenishment, the procurement of which was commissioned by a company from Passau.
As his ministry announced, Scheuer knew the company from the constituency. The mirror reports about it . The politician even expected the coveted FFP2 masks .
Corona face mask: The company in Scheuer's constituency of all countries disappointed him
The company, which actually trades in sports clothing, belongs to a Chinese owner. He knows "a lot of medical producers in Asia", the magazine quotes the managing director of the company. The first delivery from China from the beginning of April was still completely in order. However, according to new information, many of the FFP2 masks also ordered have not yet arrived, as the mirror now wants to know.
According to the information, 30 million units were actually planned for Germany with regard to the current corona crisis *. But delivery shouldn't happen.
Corona virus in Germany: Scheuer commissions company to procure FFP2 masks - "all junk"
"There we saw eleven million masks, they were all junk," continued the managing director. The reason: the filters were bad, the tapes were torn After all, he learned mistakes, so he now oversees production in China.
In addition, he had already delivered some of the masks * - albeit late. For Scheuer, who had previously raved about his project in the local press, this should still be a bitter setback. Especially since it is not his first ...
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* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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