A post in PaHushamwari Hwedu Facebook Group posted by Yvone Chipuriro has suggested that Lancet Clinical Laboratory in Harare is issuing fake positive coronavirus certificates as a way of extorting money from clients.
iAfrica24 News got in touch with Yvone who confirmed the report adding that she had reported the matter to both Lancet and the Ministry of Health and Child Care. She also said investigations were already underway.
The post claims that Yvone departed Zambia for Zimbabwe on the 21st of January. She took a coronavirus test and results were negative. She decided to have another test at Lancet laboratory upon arrival and results were positive. As she was departing the complex, an official at Lancet approached her and told her that the result can be turned to negative only if she pays another US$30 on top of the initial US$60.
She walked away and had another test at Genau laboratory and the results came negative. She left for Ghana and upon arrival, she had a mandatory test and the results were negative.
She says she was hurt and believes what Lancet is doing is wrong as they are inflicting fear in the public by creating fake positive results. Below is her post:
Mamukasei hama pane akatorawo here covid test kulancet any time soon? Hama munoziwa I came from Zambia 21 January to harare 22 was to leave Harare for Ghana Accra did my covid again ndamuharare me lancet akaita posetive was surprised and just thought I got it on the plane but as I was walking out of their gate was approached by this lady from lancet and said pay another 30us we change the results for you I said how we agrued I walked away hangu went to Genau lab did my test they came negative I traveled reached Ghana today did another covid test pa airport its mandatory before watora mabag it was negative my point is why is lancet doing this to us shuwa kiba Mari yedu and kuisa fear muvanhu like that telling you uri positive usiri vizouya neseri voti pay another 30us on top of 60 to change the results ndaewadziva shuwa to think how many people vavaitira izvizvo I have all the 4 results I took in the last 72 hours will show you muone henyu.
This happens days after the government had announced the closure of Klosad for alleged issuing of unregistered COVID-19 medicines.
