Czech Republic to sue China over defective respirators

The Czech Republic will sue China over the delivery of defective respirators at the start of the coronavirus crisis, Czech Health Minister Adam Vojtěch told journalists on Thursday. He said the Chinese firms responsible for the defective goods had failed to acknowledge the problem.

The Health Ministry bought tons of protective gear, including millions of respirators, to the tune of 2.3 billion crowns mostly from China during the first wave of the pandemic. The losses caused by the defective products which had to be recalled are said to have been huge.

Minister Vojtěch said other countries, such as Belgium, Spain or the Netherlands had experienced similar problems.