Districts and towns in Hanoi have been asked to set up interdisciplinary inspection teams for Covid-19 prevention and treatment products and equipment.
On Friday, the Hanoi Steering Board for Anti-smuggling, Counterfeit Goods and Trade Fraud (Hanoi Steering Board 389) issued instructions on tightening control over the business of medical products to serve the Covid-19 fight in the city.
The move followed the rocketing price hikes of many medical products, including quick test kits, masks and Covid-19 treatment medicines, amid the city’s increasing Covid-19 infections.
Local residents are rushing to stock up on rapid test kits, which has led to an increase in purchases of rapid test kits in major pharmacy streets such as Chau Long, Quang Trung, Pho Hue, Le Van Huu, Cau Giay, and Thanh Nhan.
A test kit of South Korean origin was sold at VND70,000 (USD3) before Tet, but now, the price has been raised to VND110,000.
Different kinds of rapid test kits are posted online for sale with much higher prices compared to before Tet.
The Hanoi Steering Board for Anti-smuggling, Counterfeit Goods and Trade Fraud has urged local districts and towns to establish interdisciplinary inspection teams to help detect speculation, illegal price hikes and the selling of products of unknown origin.
Hanoi tightens inspection of Covid-19 test kits, medicines
Districts and towns in Hanoi have been asked to set up interdisciplinary inspection teams for Covid-19 prevention and treatment products and equipment.
Source: dtinews.vn, TP
