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.