Jordan ‘fully stocked’ on medical supplies “” JPA

Jordan ‘fully stocked’ on medical supplies “” JPA

The rise in face mask purchases worldwide has led to supply shortage in some countries and "remarkable price hikes", JPA President Zeid Al Kilani told The Jordan Times on Wednesday, noting that Jordanians are also stocking up on "staggering" amounts of sanitation products and face masks, lining up to buy them due to their fear of the virus.. Along with awareness-raising, the initiative began distributing 1 million free masks on Wednesday, focusing on the underprivileged in the Kingdom.. In regards to mask price hikes, Kilani noted that the association and local community pharmacies are "not responsible", adding that the JPA has called on pharmacies and other final-destination sellers not to purchase any face masks without the name, number and address of the supplier.. "Within the past few weeks, pharmacies have been in a dilemma of whether to buy masks despite the price hikes in order to have supplies for people, or not to buy at all given some suppliers' exploitation amid the coronavirus' spread," he said.. The president added that the association has a designated hotline to receive any complaints against profiteering and unfair price hikes, stressing that "the prices of local and exported sanitisers as well as face masks