Two Mozambican women
alleged to be employed by a Chinese national, were recently caught washing used
facemasks with the intention of reselling it to residents of Sofala province in
Mozambique.
According to a
Journalist, Alexxandre who reported the incident via his Twitter handle, the
face masks were immediately confiscated and destroyed.
He wrote ”Dismantled
in Dondo, province of Sofala, a group led by a Chinese citizen who was
preparing about 25,000 damaged surgical masks for later sale at 25 meticais each.
”A real attack on
public health.”
Mozambique currently
has 39 confirmed cases of Coronavirus with 4 discharged patients and no death.