Shocking footage shows 90 TONNES of vital medical supplies being sent to China from Australia – just as coronavirus cases began to surge Down Under
- An Australian-based Chinese property company shipped vital supplies to China
- Boxes of medical supplies for Wuhan were filmed at Perth airport on February 8
- The Risland company made an online post showing off their exports last month
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A video has emerged showing 90 tonnes of Australian medical supplies being exported to China just weeks before the coronavirus crisis reached pandemic levels.
The footage showed boxes of surgical masks being stacked up at Perth airport before being sent to Wuhan on February 8 – when there were 15 cases of coronavirus in Australia.
A Chinese-owned property company, Risland Australia, was responsible for shipping off thousands of supplies, news.com.au reported.
Pictured: Australian-based Chinese property company Risland shipped 90 tonnes worth of vital medical supplies to Wuhan from Perth on February 8
Risland made an online post last month that declared their support for Wuhan and showed workers inside a warehouse packed with thousands of boxes of protective clothing (pictured)
The video revealed stockpiles of white supply boxes stacked up alongside the check-in counters at the airport.
The hoarded supplies were piled almost at the shoulder height of passing travellers and were spread out on trollies and several metres across the floor.
Risland made an online post last month and said that ’90 tonnes of selective medical supplies’ were sent ‘air transport direct from Sydney to Wuhan via corporate jet’.
A photo showed four workers inside a warehouse that was packed high with thousands of boxes of protective clothing and holding up a Chinese sign.
The post said that Risland: ‘Undertake such a campaign to show our faiths to Wuhan people and our ultimate appreciation to those who work days and nights and fight against the virus at the front line’.
Chinese property giant Greenland shipped Australian medical supplies to Wuhan (pictured)
Greenland sent HR and management staff out to buy the medical supplies (pictured)
Other exporters have also sent supplies to Wuhan that are vitally needed by Australian citizens and health professionals.
Chinese property giant Greenland used Australian employees to purchase medical exports, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
The company sent their HR and management staff out shopping for the medical supplies.
Greenland bought up three million surgical masks, 500,000 pairs of gloves and bulk supplies of sanitiser and antibacterial wipes in Australia and other countries where the company operates.
The goods were hoarded at Greenland’s Sydney headquarters and were sent to China in January and February.
The office of the Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, was asked if he was aware of these bulk exports.
They referred to Scott Morrison’s statement this week that said: ‘We’ll be able to seize at the border those who’ve engaged in profiteering by bringing together and making large purposes of various supplies in Australia and seeking to export them overseas.’
Coronavirus cases in Australia stood at 3,291 on Saturday