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“The purchase of the tests was planned well into today and the quantities were calculated based on the knowledge we had after the spring, after the first wave of quarantine. Even knowing and preparing for the second wave of quarantine, probably no one could have predicted that there would be so many cases that exactly so many tests would have to be done. According to the calculations and forecasts made at that time, the tests had to be sufficient for a really longer period of time, they were bought and are currently being used, but unfortunately, life brings its own corrections, “said the acting minister in a wheel remote press.
“We really have more cases than we expected, we are investigating more than planned. Naturally, there is not enough time for the planned purchases to take place,” added A. Veryga.
According to him, if there were too many measures in reserve, it would raise questions about the wasted budget.
“Everyone who offers to plan has to have those people say the exact numbers and then in a few months how much it will all be. Based on those numbers, we could plan, buy. Only, of course, it would be good for those people to take responsibility then, because if they buy too much, the State Audit Office will come at that time and say why they spent the money from the state budget, and now there is nowhere to put these measures ” said A. Veryga.
The measures will be replaced in January
Dan Baksha, director of the National Public Health Laboratory (NSPL), says the reserve should be replenished in January.
“I don’t think we should talk about it as a hot topic or an emergency, because in reality it is such a situation and a lot of it has a solution. (…) We have already launched contracting according to the preferred method declared by the Public Procurement Office. These purchases, if there are no complaints, should end in January and then we will have more stocks and we will be able to rest in this place ”, said D. Bakša.
According to the director of the NVSPL, no institution has yet advised on how to more effectively address public procurement problems.
“Until now, no institution has said how to resolve this wall other than through undisclosed negotiations. It’s just that we’ve improved this method to make it as transparent as possible. I don’t know what else can be done in this situation.” said D. Bakša.
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