Plane with PPE from Turkey has landed in UK, minister confirms
by Rowena Mason and Dan Sabbagh from Science | The Guardian on (#52G2Q)
Helen Whately says shipment is being checked, but fails to explain why offers from British suppliers were ignored
A health minister has confirmed the delayed Turkish shipment of personal protective equipment (PPE) has landed in the UK but struggled to explain why so many offers of gowns, masks and other items from British suppliers have been ignored.
Helen Whately, the care minister, said at least part of the consignment arrived on Wednesday morning on an RAF flight and was being checked, after an unexplained four-day hold up.
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