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The Hungarian government bought Chinese ventilators known to be dangerous
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In the spring of 2020, at the time the transaction was made, it was already known that one type of ventilator did not meet the requirements of safe use and that its faults could even endanger patients’ lives.
As stated in the article of 24.hu, the Hungarian government bought Chinese ventilators from Malaysian businessman Vinod Sekhar for a total of HUF 178 billion (EUR 501 million) during the first wave of the coronavirus. The shipment of 6,258 machines arrived in Hungary via GR Technologies, a company owned by Sekhar.
According to the MalaysiaNow news portal,
at the time of the huge purchase by Hungary, it was already known that one of the models sold by Sekhar did not meet the requirements of safe use and that its defects could even endanger the lives of patients.
The aforementioned model is the Shangrila 510S. In the UK, a 60-page report was published on the investigation into the machine. Following concerns raised in the report, the Department of Health withdrew 750 ventilators from use.
I guess Hungary excels in buying ventilators too!
Since those ventilators were known to be detective, why was the CCP selling them to Hungary?
At the cost of approximately €80,000 per ventilator, plus the immeasurable cost of lost lives.