Cali News: Laboratory altered covid-19 tests of those who believed they were healthy – Cali – Colombia



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The Valle del Cauca Health Secretariat tracked down clues for the first complaints that reached the agency about a laboratory where, allegedly, negative test results were given to citizens suspected of coronavirus.

But he’s not the only one. A second irregular establishment was also identified. Both in Cali.

Since the first calls that put the environmental authority on alert, the tracking began. Finally, the place was reached.

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Laboratories They were already sealed, because they did not meet the requirements for their operation, in addition to the altered results.

For this reason, the Secretary of Health of Valle del Cauca, María Cristina Lesmes, said that the respective criminal complaints have already been instituted for the health risks that may involve deaths of those who underwent the examination and, possibly, believed that they were healthy, when the virus was already running through your body.

These scams can exacerbate health risks and lead to deaths of those who underwent the test and possibly believed they were healthy

“We found this clandestine laboratory in Cali. Committed fraud for allegedly delivering negative concepts “, Secretary Lesmes said.

He noted that this laboratory is located in the west of the city and described it as a ‘garage laboratory’.

The serious thing, according to the official, is that one of those laboratories allegedly committed fraud on behalf of other laboratories.

For this reason, this case, about exercising this activity and, supposedly, using names of other firms in the health field, was brought to the attention of the Prosecutor’s Office.

As for the second location, it was also giving false results.

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The Secretary of Health of Cali, Miyerlandi Torres, regretted that people dedicate themselves to giving false information, further increasing the risk of contagion of the lethal virus.

“The population is recommended to go to institutions that have the authorization of the departmental Health Secretariat,” said Torres.

It is recommended that the population go to institutions that have the authorization of the departmental Health Secretariat

In the case, the Prosecutor’s Office and other organizations would also be on the trail of more entities that could be doing the same frauds.

Meanwhile, the authorities reiterate the call that the governor of Valle del Cauca, Clara Luz Roldán, and the mayor of Cali, Jorge Iván Ospina, have been making about avoiding the risks of more infections, complying with the biosafety security protocols with the wearing a mask and maintaining a social distance of at least two meters.

It is also reiterated that the Christmas holidays, novena and other celebrations cannot be massive. They are prohibited with more than six people.

According to the Department of Health of the department, until this December 8 they were 115,538 accumulated infections since the pandemic began in March.

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In Cali, this number of patients also reached 81,210 reports.

In Valle del Cauca, 1,402 new infections were registered this Tuesday, December 8.

This December 8 there were 18 new deaths throughout Valle del Cauca, of which 13 occurred in Cali.

Two more deaths were counted in records on Wednesday in Tuluá; another, in Alcalá, one, in Dagua, and another, in Buga.

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