New Delhi: After controversy erupted over faulty test kits for coronavirus being imported into India from China, the Central government has cancelled all the orders from China.
According to reports, the government said not a single rupee will be lost to Chinese firms and all the orders have been cancelled and the payments have not been made.
Coronavirus test kits made by two Chinese companies Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech and Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics have been found “under-performing” by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the government said, reported NDTV.
The government has asked states and hospitals to cease using the kits made by the two companies and since “due process followed (not going for procurement with 100% advance amount), GoI (Government of India) does not stand to lose a single rupee”, an official statement said.
