Finland to receive batch of surgical masks purchased by European Commission
The European Commission has purchased surgical masks for European Union Member States through the new Emergency Support Instrument (ESI).
The Commission has purchased a total of 10 million surgical masks for use by Member States. The masks will be distributed to Member States, for example, on the basis of the number of hospitalised COVID-19 patients. The first delivery of masks that arrived in the EU consists of 1.5 million masks. The delivery is part of a Commission funded purchase and is not a joint procurement by Member States. The masks are funded solely by the Commission. Of this first delivery, Finland has received a batch of 10,000 masks, which arrived on 13 May 2020. The masks will be delivered to the Logistics Centre of the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS).
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Inquiries: Lasse Ilkka, Senior Specialist, [email protected]