By Masood Sattar Khan
(Pakistan News & Features Services)
(Pakistan News & Features Services)
As many as 80,000 N95 masks were stolen from a warehouse in Salford, England. These masks were originally planned to be provided to staff of the National Health Service (NHS) and frontline anti-epidemic personnel.
Reportedly three thieves broke into the warehouse of a medical supplies company in Salford and stole 320 boxes of high-quality N95 masks worth £ 166,000.
According to police, the three thieves carried out the theft operation from 9:30 pm on the 7th to 0:20 am on the 8th, and then drove three cars to remove the stolen masks.
The report mentioned that other medical equipment in the warehouse, including some other cheaper masks, were not stolen.
Policeman Chris Mannion of the Greater Manchester remarked rather angrily that this was a particularly disgusting crime adding that the theft of equipment that protects vulnerable groups and frontline workers is too shocking.
“When you think of these protective equipment for NHS staff and home health care workers, and now we are working hard to protect our national health care system against a common enemy, the new crown pneumonia, this is really disgusting crime," he regretted.
