Centre Cancels Chinese COVID-19 Test Kit Orders, Says Won't Lose A Rupee
BY Agencies27 April 2020 11:32 AM GMT
Agencies27 April 2020 11:32 AM GMT
New Delhi: Not a single rupee will be lost to Chinese firms who provided faulty COVID-19 test kits to India as the orders have been cancelled and the payments not made, the government said on Monday amid a controversy over the issue.
Coronavirus test kits made by two Chinese companies Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech and Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics have been found "under-performing" by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the government said.
It has asked states and hospitals to stop using the kits made by the two companies and since "due process followed (not going for procurement with 100% advance amount), GoI (Government of India) does not stand to lose a single rupee", an official statement said.
(Inputs and image from thendtv.com)
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