Japan gov't to distribute masks as planned despite discovery of bugs, hair, mold mainichi.jp

TOKYO -- The government plans to continue its delivery of free cloth masks nationwide as part of its plans to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, despite the discovery of bugs, hair and mold in some masks during inspections.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced on April 18 that among the masks it sent out to pregnant women, there were 1,901 product problem reports.
Complaints about the masks distributed to pregnant women included that the masks were discolored, that they had hairs in them, and that they smelled bad.
On the planned dissemination of the masks to households across the nation, it stated, "At this time we have no plans to suspend it."
Suga explained, "The two cloth masks being distributed to each address are inspected by the manufacturer, and we also check the delivered products before we send them to ensure quality.