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Lesotho cut ties with Liselo Labs earlier this week when Eyewitness News began asking questions about their proposed contract.
JOHANNESBURG – South African company Liselo Labs, which was dropped from a million-rand COVID-19 test deal in Lesotho, could face legal action from a Lesotho newspaper for allegedly spreading false news.
The reporter He said a company official said he had confirmed four cases of coronavirus in the country, but the company denies it.
Lesotho Health Minister Nkaku Kabi and the World Health Organization said that only the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) can test for Lesotho and has not confirmed any cases in the mountain kingdom.
Lesotho cut ties with Liselo Labs earlier this week when Eyewitness News started asking questions about his proposed contract.
The company was supposed to charge the country R18 million for 50,000 tests. But Kabi linked the proposal, saying that such a large contract would not be awarded without acquisitions.
The reporter He said a Liselo Labs official said the company had already done some tests and confirmed cases.
Liselo denied the report, and its chief marketing officer, Victor Ntšekhe, said he only warned that the tests are not yet done and that “there could be” unknown cases.
Kabi said his department is investigating who is responsible for the fake news, while Lesotho WHO director Dr. Richard Banda said he would be concerned if it is misinformation, but for now the NIC remains the only accredited reference laboratory for Lesotho.
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