Procurement of corona masks: Spahn rejects allegations

Jens Spahn, leader of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, rejects allegations against him regarding overpriced mask orders and a logistics contract during his time as health minister. "In times of need, having is more important than needing. This was a crisis of the century and an exceptional situation. There was a shortage of everything. Everything was in short supply. Everyone said: 'Get it, whatever the cost.' Of course, we took financial risks," the CDU politician said on the Table.Today podcast. Spahn is responding to a report by Süddeutsche Zeitung, WDR, and NDR. The three media outlets have access to the previously classified report by special investigator Margarethe Sudhof on expensive mask purchases in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the report, Spahn is said to have favored a company from his home region of Westphalia when procuring masks.