France orders 1 billion face masks from China

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France orders 1 billion face masks from China

By Violet Matakibau

Sunday 29/03/2020

French Health Minister Olivier Véran confirmed in a press conference that France has ordered 1 billion face masks from China. CNN reports that the country could produce 8 million face masks a week but consumed 40 million each week.

A week ago Olivier Véran says France had ordered over 250 million masks amid the coronavirus outbreak in the country.

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