Local supplier overpricing COVID19 kits, machines says former Health chief
MANILA - Iloilo Congresswoman Janette Garin on Sunday said a local supplier had been overpricing COVID-19 testing kits and machines, and had delayed the delivery of these medical equipment to the country.
She said that the local supplier also padded the cost of these medical equipment by up to three times the manufacturers’ price and had been hoarding the testing kits and machines.
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