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NewsColony Chinese companies jack up the price of face masks being sold to Australia by 1000 per cent Chinese companies have jacked up the price of face masks being sold to Australia by 1,000 per cent during the coronavirus pandemic. The NSW Government is in the process of acquiring 200million face masks for the next year, to meet the demands of the health crisis.  Instead of relying on the Federal Government to source the personal protective equipment (PPE), the State Government has taken matters into their own hands. But increased competition across the globe to obtain PPE has led to countries like China driving up the prices, according to The Daily Telegraph .  Chinese companies have jacked up the price of face masks being sold to Australia by 1,000 per cent during the coronavirus pandemic. Pictured: Health workers at a drive through COVID-19 testing centre The international procurement squad, overseen by Police Commissioner Mick Fuller and organised by ...