According to a report by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, an investigation by the Accounting Inspectorate found that since the Japanese government vigorously implemented the cloth mask distribution policy in March last year, as of the end of March this year, there is still a large backlog of masks in the warehouse, the total number is about 82 million. . The main reason for this situation is that the Japanese government has not established a suitable response system in time according to the new crown epidemic situation and needs. It is reported that the single price of cloth masks is about 140 yen. In this way, the value of the remaining 82 million masks is 11.5 billion yen, which is about 640 million in RMB. Not only that, from August 2020 to March this year, Japan also spent another nearly 600 million yen to keep these masks. At this point, the relevant policy survey results will be included in the November annual fiscal audit report.
According to relevant information, as of March this year, due to the shortage of nowoven fabrics and other types of masks, the Japanese government plans to provide about 140 million masks for elderly care and childcare institutions, of which cloth masks account for more than half. To this end, the government purchased approximately 260 million cloth masks. Last year, the then Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, issued a new policy, planning to distribute two cloth masks to every household in Japan. However, many people later expressed great opinions on this. They either complained that the masks were too small or that the delivery was too late, or even It was not served at all, and this may be one of the reasons that led to Shinzo Abe's resignation as prime minister.
According to the Japanese cabinet chief, Hitohiko Isozaki, the Japanese government has been distributing these cloth masks since last spring, and has basically completed the distribution of masks to families, but the shortage of masks was alleviated in July, so the elderly The way that nursing institutions provide masks has been changed to "provide on demand," which has led to excessive numbers.
In addition to the surplus of masks, a research team formed by Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases and other institutions recently found in an investigation that the anti-epidemic ability of cloth masks is worse than that of nowoven masks. According to the report, it is safer to wear non-woven masks in the same high-risk environment for new crown infection. Taking the dining environment as an example, the risk of infection for people wearing cloth masks is about 1.82 of that of people wearing non-woven masks. Times.
With the continuous spread of the above-mentioned reports, the discussion about "cloth masks" has once again become enthusiastic, and netizens have expressed their opinions on the Internet. Someone said that, not to mention the backlog of cloth masks today, it is estimated that many of them remain in people's homes. At the same time, some netizens commented that not only the area of cloth masks is too small, but the anti-epidemic effect is not as good as cheap nowoven masks, so if you really want to store supplies, you should choose non-woven masks. In the face of these doubts and complaints, the Japanese government explained that the mask distribution plan was an effective way to deal with the shortage of masks last year, but it overestimated the demand of the people. In this regard, the government stated that it will further discuss how to use these surplus masks when necessary in the future.
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