The outbreak of the global epidemic, the price of masks skyrocketed, and purchase demand increased by 13769%! Can Made in China Save?
According to the latest World Health Organization epidemic report, as of 10 am Central European Time (March 1, Beijing time, 5 pm Beijing time), 87,137 new cases of new coronary pneumonia have been diagnosed worldwide, of which 79,968 cases have been reported in China and 58 countries overseas 7169 cases were reported.
WHO estimates that the risk of the new crown pneumonia epidemic is "very high" for China, the region, and the world.
Italy: Price has generally risen 100 times, and still in short supply
In fact, just over 10 days ago, Italy was still exporting masks. According to IQVIA, an information provider in the global health and medical field, weekly sales of Italian masks were 42,000 euros from January 13-19, and sales soared to 180,000 euros from January 20th to 26th. From February 27th to February 2nd, sales reached 385,000 euros. In ordinary times, the average weekly sales of Italian masks is only 30,000 euros.
But Italy like this is now in an embarrassing state of oversupply.
U.S .: mask gap is 270 million, officials say coaxing prices "does not break the law"
U.S. healthcare workers alone need 300 million masks, a gap of 270 million. 300 million ordinary people do not know where to get masks, and the general offline stores in the United States have posted out-of-stock notices.
According to a report from the US Business Insider website, some unscrupulous sellers have begun selling masks on eBay with a crazy price increase. In general, ordinary 3M masks cost only a few dollars, but now these masks have been increased to 40-1000 US dollars (about 280.9-7021.4 yuan). In response, the Texas Attorney General's Office said that it would be illegal to drive up prices only when the governor or president announced a state of disaster.
South Korea: mask demand increased by 7650%, purchase restrictions, purchase restrictions, and purchase restrictions
According to the report of the Central Epidemic Prevention Counterpart of South Korea, as of 4:00 pm on March 1, there were a total of 586 new confirmed cases in South Korea in the past 24 hours. In addition to the confirmed patients, a total of 95,185 people have been tested for the virus in South Korea. Of these, 61,825 were negative and 33,360 were unsuccessful.
Due to the spread of the epidemic, there is a shortage of anti-epidemic materials in South Korea. According to data from the China News Agency International Station, the demand for masks in South Korea has risen sharply in the past month, with medical masks growing by as much as 7650%, while the demand for thermometers has grown by 3100%.
According to statistics from the Korea Statistics Agency yesterday, the online price of KF94 masks recently exceeded 4,000 won (about 23.3 yuan), which is 6-8 times more than before the epidemic.
From February 26, South Korea has banned sellers from exporting masks, and the export volume of producers is also limited to less than 10% of the production volume on that day.
Japan: Epidemic overlays hay fever, disputes over grabbing masks
According to the Japan Current Affairs Agency, the gap in masks in Japan has been very large recently, and the price has also risen. A common box of medical masks (40 packs) can even be sold for 200,000 yen (about 12937 yuan), an average of 5,000 days each. Yuan (about RMB 323.5 yuan).
However, with the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, coupled with the high incidence of "national disease" hay fever, the demand for masks in Japan has soared to 900 million per week, and the supply of masks in various places has been severely insufficient. At the entrance of many drugstores, people can be seen waiting in a long line to buy masks, and even some customers have disputes over buying masks.
Spain: Masks are "crazy" than epidemics, doctors must also guard against theft
According to Russian media reported on February 29, Spanish media reported 58 cases of new crown virus infection in Spain. The Spanish Ministry of Health said most of these patients were diagnosed after returning from Italy.
However, according to the "World News" report, the disappearance of masks on the Spanish market seems to be hundreds or even thousands of times the speed of virus transmission. Pharmacies have been sold out, and other stores have even started selling industrial masks. A box of 5 medical masks on the Internet sells for as much as 99 Euros (about RMB 763).
With the price of masks soaring, many people hit their heads in the hospital. According to Reuters, masks and disinfectants have been missing in many hospitals in Spain recently, and some doctors have "guarded against theft".
France: purchase of masks requires prescription, local production capacity is far from enough
On the evening of February 29th local time, the French Ministry of Health announced that France surged 43 confirmed cases of new pneumonia on the day, breaking the record of confirmed cases in a single day, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in France to 100.
The French Minister of Health, Villain, announced the same day to take measures to restrict the purchase of masks by the public. From now on, doctors will be required to purchase masks from prescriptions. He said that masks must be reserved for those who really need them, such as medical staff. He reiterated that masks are not needed if the patient is not in contact or sick.
50% of the world ’s mask production capacity is in China, and the world increasingly requires Chinese manufacturing. Relevant data show that in the past 30 days, the global buyers ’willingness to purchase has significantly increased, and the demand for medical mask buyers has increased by 13769%.
As of the end of February, China's daily production capacity of masks reached nearly 60 million. A large number of disposable masks are coming to the market. However, the daily production capacity of N95 masks is only 1 million, and the production capacity has been expanded by 4 times. In February, Hubei was uniformly dispatched nationwide to support the deployment of only 3.04 million N95 masks. KN95 masks, China's daily production capacity is only hundreds of thousands.
But there is a shortage of meltblown cloth resources. With regard to the gap of 300 million masks in the United States, China's current production capacity may take more than 270 days to meet. But now we must meet domestic demand.
Compared to waiting for Chinese masks to save lives, preventing the spread of the epidemic is the key to combating the light virus!