Posted on 03/24/2020 5:49:04 PM PDT by nickcarraway
German customs officials are attempting to track down about 6 million face masks ordered to protect health workers from the coronavirus which went missing at an airport in Kenya.
"The authorities are trying to find out what happened," said a defence ministry spokeswoman, confirming a report first published by Spiegel Online.
The FFP2 masks, which filter out more than 90% of particles, were ordered by German customs authorities. They and the armed forces procurement office have been helping the health ministry to get hold of urgently needed protective gear.
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Are Germans that sloppy?
Meanwhile, in a completely unrelated story, a small Kenyan start-up in the sports equipment sector has just announced a deal involving the sale of 6 million athletic supporters to China.
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That was my first thought.
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