In the fight against the Corona epidemic has organized the Federal government an “air bridge” for transport with urgently needed protection of equipment from China to Germany. Thus, one is able to send a day a passenger plane of Lufthansa for 25 tons of cargo to Shanghai, as the German press Agency learned of the Federal Ministry of health. Add to this the further Transport options over the Ministry of defence. Both measures should serve to be able to flexibly to the flows of goods respond.
protective equipment for medical staff such as respiratory protection masks and suits are currently in short supply worldwide, the market is competitive also solid. The Federal government entered into a Central procurement to obtain supplemental Material to distribute to clinics, hospitals and nursing homes. In the process of shopping to prepare and conditions of delivery and supply difficulties – especially in China, which accounts for the bulk of global protective mask production. Matthias Balk/dpa, Markus Söder (CSU, l), party Chairman and Prime Minister of Bavaria, and Carsten Spohr (2.v.l.), Chairman of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Lufthansa AG stand at the airport in Munich, in addition to a supply of protective masks.
Recent experience showed, that intermediary delivery duties might not often meet, according to a Ministry report on the status of the procurement of 4. April, which is the dpa. Part of the fakes, or products would be offered, the promised Standards differ. Also when shipping to Germany it come to problems. Therefore, there is in the case of delivery forecasts from major uncertainties.
especially the procurement in China shows, therefore, but now “short term effect”. They allow access to very large capacity of about 1000 manufacturers that could produce standards-compliant goods. At the beginning of April have can be made there is also direct access to a state-owned producers, promise a higher level of quality and security of supply.
The Federal Central procured protective equipment is to be distributed, according to the report, 85 per cent in the health sector, 15 percent should go to the Supreme Federal authorities and its business divisions including Federal police, and Technical relief around. The physicians ‘ associations distribute to practices more, the country in clinics, nursing homes and other facilities.
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