With over 4.5 million testing kits sold, the State Budget suffered a loss of VNĐ402 billion ($16.5 million), of which VNĐ222 billion came from CDCs in Hải Dương, Bắc Giang, Nghệ An, and Bình Dương.
With over 4.5 million testing kits sold, the State Budget suffered a loss of VNĐ402 billion ($16.5 million), of which VNĐ222 billion came from CDCs in Hải Dương, Bắc Giang, Nghệ An, and Bình Dương.
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Long was recommended for prosecution for receiving bribes while approving the issuance of circulation registration numbers, price negotiation and price check of COVID-19 test kits, causing particularly serious damage to the State’s assets.
The charges centre around the purchase of medicines to prevent and control the influenza A(H5N1) epidemic between the health ministry and Cửu Long Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company.
Disciplinary measures have been issued for current and former officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC) for previous wrongdoings.
Several suspects of overcharging for COVID-19 test kits at Việt Á Technologies are being investigated for “offering bribes,” “receiving bribes,” and “abusing position and power while performing duties”