Beijing is stepping up its oversight of exports of coronavirus test kits after several European countries complained about the accuracy of some ...
FILE PHOTO: Reuters reporter Brenda Goh receives a nucleic acid test for COVID-19 in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicenter of China's coronavirus disease outbreak, March 28, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File PhotoBEIJING/HONG KONG: Beijing is stepping up its oversight of exports of coronavirus test kits after several European countries complained about the accuracy of some Chinese-made tests.
In March, Lei Chaozi, an official with the Ministry of Education, said China-made testing kits had already been supplied to 11 countries, including the UK, Italy and the Netherlands. Separately, a spokeswoman from China’s foreign ministry spokeswoman said last week that Slovak government officials had questioned the reliability of rapid tests purchased from China.
New coronavirus test makers in China are entering the European market during a transition between two regulatory systems.
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