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He said suspicions arose that people were getting fraudulent results when health officials began questioning people about their tests.
“With the first suspected case of fraud, one of our nurses asked the person how the test was done and she replied that they had taken blood samples. Then we knew it was false because with the Covid tests they take swabs and not blood samples; that’s when we realized we were in trouble because that started to raise eyebrows. “
She said she was alerted to these bogus cases on Friday.
“They called me and I told them that we had to re-examine that person. We tested them again and the result was positive, that’s when I made the decision that everyone who entered and returned would have to be tested again. We had 17 false cases yesterday and one today (Saturday). “
He said his department took a firm stance to reject anyone who produced false results.
“We will not waste our resources if we retest and you are safe. We will ask the immigration offices to refuse your entry, you will not be allowed access to SA and you must return to where you came from ”.
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