The bio-hazard samples went missing on Monday when two workers, from a courier company hired by the NHLS to collect samples from local clinics, were ambushed by two gunmen.
Tracing and retesting of 111 people, whose Covid-19 samples were lost when criminals pounced on a courier truck during a heist in Port Elizabeth on Monday, is underway.
The police are investigating a case of hijacking. The suspects remain at large, confirmed police spokesperson Colonel Priscila Naidu. Gcukumana said: “NHLS condemns in the strongest terms the criminal act that occurred in Port Elizabeth, after one of the courier services’ vehicles was hijacked while delivering the Covid-19 samples to the laboratory for testing.
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