Around 9000 people tested for Covid-19 with used swabs at Indonesia airport

May 6, 2021

Police say up to 9000 passengers at an airport in Medan may have been tested with reused sticks.

Several people have been arrested in Indonesia after allegedly re-selling used Covid-19 test swabs, according to the BBC .

Police say up to 9000 passenger at an airport in Medan may have been tested with reused sticks.

Those involved are reportedly employees of pharmaceutical company Kimia Farma. They are now facing a lawsuit.

It's understood the scam has been happening at Kualanamu airport in Medan, North Sumatra, since last December.

Local news outlet  Detik reported a policeman went undercover to pose as a passenger last week after complaints from passengers that they had received false positive test results.

When the officer was swabbed and received a positive test result, other officers swooped in and raided the test site, where they found a used test kit that had been recycled.

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