France orders 1 billion masks (KN95 masks) from China, and France plans to invest 4 billion euros to purchase medical supplies

According to the latest data released by the French health department, as of April 1, the country has accumulatively confirmed 56,989 cases of new coronary pneumonia, an increase of 4,861 cases from the previous day. Considering the rapid increase in the demand for protective materials, France has already submitted a large order of 1 billion masks to the Chinese market, and recently decided to invest another 4 billion euros to order masks, ventilators and other materials from the world.


After ordering 1 billion masks from China, France spent another 4 billion euros to purchase medical supplies!

According to Xinhua News Agency on April 1, the French decisive person said that when inspecting the country's medical mask manufacturer Colmi-Opang, the French government plans to invest 4 billion euros (about 31 billion yuan) in response to the new coronary pneumonia epidemic. Used to order medical supplies such as masks, ventilators and medicines. It is reported that this French mask manufacturer is currently operating at full capacity, and France has previously proposed that it will strive to achieve self-sufficiency of protective masks by the end of the year.

In addition, France also announced on the same day that it plans to form an industrial alliance with French Air Liquide Group, Peugeot Citroen Group and Schneider Electric to produce 10,000 ventilators by mid-May.

In fact, as the epidemic prevention situation becomes more severe, the shortage of medical supplies in France is also increasing. The data shows that French medical personnel use 40 million protective masks a week, but the country's current maximum weekly production capacity is 6 million; In addition, France currently has only 5065 critically ill beds equipped with ventilators, and the gap in ventilator is quite huge. In this emergency, France is also increasing the purchase of medical materials.


The French Ministry of Health recently said that the country `s domestic mask production capacity is far from meeting the needs of local medical personnel, so the country has ordered more than 1 billion masks for medical personnel from the Chinese market and will deliver them in the next few weeks to months. A voice pointed out that now France plans to invest another 4 billion euros (about 31 billion yuan) to order medical supplies. In view of China's huge production capacity and the deepening of Sino-French friendship, Chinese companies will hope to harvest more French orders.

30 countries submitted purchase orders to Chinese companies, and New York State also ordered 17,000 ventilators from China

In addition to France, many countries around the world have sent orders to China. According to the official data released on March 31, 30 countries have signed agreements with Chinese companies to purchase medical supplies including masks, protective clothing, and nucleic acid detection reagents. More than 100 countries have issued purchase intentions.