Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto dismissed media reports that Chinese supplies fell short of European standards, insisting all protective equipment from China did meet the criteria.

It "remains our task and duty to prepare the Hungarian health care system in such a way that the tools that are essential for the success of defense are constantly available. Therefore, shipments from China continue to arrive this week."

BUDAPEST, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Hungary received over 4 million face masks from China in the last two days, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto informed on Wednesday.

"During Tuesday and Wednesday, a total of 595 ventilators, 4.2 million face masks and 2.9 million gloves arrived in Hungary," Szijjarto said on his Facebook page.

The minister noted that some governments in western Europe are loosening the restrictive measures -- a move raising concerns that a surge in human contacts might speed up the spread of the virus again.

"As a result, it remains our task and duty to prepare the Hungarian health care system in such a way that the tools that are essential for the success of defense are constantly available. Therefore, shipments from China continue to arrive this week," he added.

On Monday, the minister dismissed media reports that Chinese supplies fell short of European standards, insisting all protective equipment from China did meet the criteria.

According to official figures, the number of coronavirus cases in Hungary stood at 3,111 on Wednesday, with 759 recoveries and 373 fatalities.