China’s test kit providers urge Western media to stop smearing them

Medical supplies delivered by China's Fosun Group arrive at an airport in Lisbon, Portugal, March 30, 2020. A batch of medical supplies delivered by China's Fosun Group, including 1 million face masks and 200,000 test kits, arrived in Lisbon from China on Monday, according to a press release by the company. Among the equipment, 70,000 units, including personal protective masks for healthcare professionals and nucleic acid detection kits from COVID-19, will be donated to the Portuguese government by the Fosun Group with the support of Fosun's subsidiaries in Portugal. (Xinhua)

April 9 - Coronavirus test kit producers in China are urging Western media not to smear and discredit made-in-China products after some recent complaints, reported Global Times.

Though local medical authorities and Chinese embassies have explained the misunderstanding and misuse of the test kits, media coverage has turned a blind eye to these clarifications, said the official media outlet.

"I think the quality issue reported by some media has been politicized. They can't prove the reported testing kits have quality issues, because the use and transport [of the kits] may influence their stability and sensitivity," an employee at test kit provider Beijing Beier Bioengineering told the Global Times.

Medical workers unfamiliar with the products may have some difficulties handling the test kits, and this could affect the accuracy of their results.