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| Wary of US? Peru keeps Covid-19 medical shipment route SECRET over CONFISCATION fears | Wary of US? Peru keeps Covid-19 medical shipment route SECRET over CONFISCATION fears |
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| Peru is being “cautious” in not disclosing the flight path of a plane loaded with Covid-19 testing kits, its disease response chief has said, with the US previously accused of “confiscating” supplies meant for other nations. | |
| Pilar Mazzetti, who leads Peru’s operational center for Covid-19 response, told Reuters that a plane carrying masks and 300,000 testing kits is due to arrive in the country from China on Monday or Tuesday next week. | Pilar Mazzetti, who leads Peru’s operational center for Covid-19 response, told Reuters that a plane carrying masks and 300,000 testing kits is due to arrive in the country from China on Monday or Tuesday next week. |
| However, the aircraft’s route is being kept “secret” out of fear that the vital shipment could be “confiscated” midway and diverted to a third country, she said. | However, the aircraft’s route is being kept “secret” out of fear that the vital shipment could be “confiscated” midway and diverted to a third country, she said. |
| “Logically speaking, the plane’s flight path must exclude stops in any country that confiscates its cargo,” Mazzetti explained, adding that the South American nation expects four such shipments. | “Logically speaking, the plane’s flight path must exclude stops in any country that confiscates its cargo,” Mazzetti explained, adding that the South American nation expects four such shipments. |
| Although Mazzetti did not mention any foreign country by name, German and French officials have previously accused the US of unfairly hoarding supplies intended for other nations. | Although Mazzetti did not mention any foreign country by name, German and French officials have previously accused the US of unfairly hoarding supplies intended for other nations. |
| French regional officials alleged that that Americans have been outbidding them in a fight for much-needed medical supplies. The top official in the southeastern Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur region, Renaud Muselier, told RT France in late March that US buyers brought cash to pay for a French order for masks in China, after which the France-bound plane changed its route and flew to the US instead. | French regional officials alleged that that Americans have been outbidding them in a fight for much-needed medical supplies. The top official in the southeastern Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur region, Renaud Muselier, told RT France in late March that US buyers brought cash to pay for a French order for masks in China, after which the France-bound plane changed its route and flew to the US instead. |
| Also, Berlin’s Interior Minister Andreas Geisel claimed that Washington confiscated around 200,000 Germany-bound masks in Thailand, which he said amounted to “an act of modern piracy.” Later, he clarified that supply chain issues were being “reviewed” as the order was placed with a German firm. | Also, Berlin’s Interior Minister Andreas Geisel claimed that Washington confiscated around 200,000 Germany-bound masks in Thailand, which he said amounted to “an act of modern piracy.” Later, he clarified that supply chain issues were being “reviewed” as the order was placed with a German firm. |
| Brazil’s then-Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta, meanwhile, complained earlier this month that a Brazilian order for masks and other protective gear from China was not completed in time because of a huge American order. | Brazil’s then-Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta, meanwhile, complained earlier this month that a Brazilian order for masks and other protective gear from China was not completed in time because of a huge American order. |
| US diplomats have denied any responsibility on Washington’s part. | US diplomats have denied any responsibility on Washington’s part. |
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