[New Coronary Pneumonia] US Government: More than half of local counterfeit anti-epidemic supplies come from China and Hong Kong

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Written by: Zhang Zijie

2020-07-30 03:11

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic is spreading around the world, and people everywhere are rushing to buy epidemic prevention materials. The U.S. government stated on July 29 that the local area had implemented an operation to combat counterfeit products for anti-epidemic use 100 days ago, stating that more than half of the counterfeit products intercepted so far came from China and Hong Kong.

Steve Francis, director of the National Intellectual Property Coordination Center (NIPRC) under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (HSI), stated that the authorities intercepted 911 counterfeit goods in the past 100 days, including masks, drugs, personal protective equipment, etc., with a total value of More than 7 million US dollars.

He said that the products involved came from 39 countries and regions, of which 56% were imported from China or Hong Kong, and mentioned that 85% of counterfeit goods intercepted in the past five years came from China.

The authorities mentioned that criminals used the epidemic to defraud, including fake companies or charitable organizations, and even the websites of government departments, to defraud individuals, companies, and government agencies. Among them, the elderly were the main targets. There is no such thing as personal protective equipment fraud. At least 53 people have been arrested.

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