The Netherlands has recalled 600,000 coronavirus face masks it imported from China after discovering they were faulty

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• The Netherlands has asked hospitals to give back around 600,000 face masks it imported from China.
• It found that the masks were failing to meet safety requirements, Dutch media reported.
• The masks were failing to stop coronavirus particles pass through, the report said.
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The Dutch government has recalled over half a million face masks it imported from China after discovering that they were faulty.

The Netherlands said on Saturday that it had asked its hospitals to return around 600,000 face masks which health professionals are using to treat patients of the coronavirus.

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