Officers with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized what appear to be fake novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, tests at the Los Angeles International Airport, the agency said Saturday. The package had come from the United Kingdom on Thursday and contained various vials that manifested as pure water
Officers with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized what appear to be fake novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, tests at the Los Angeles International Airport, the agency said Saturday.
The agency called it a"significant interception, at a time when the U.S. is in the midst of a National Emergency." Testing for novel coronavirus is limited in the U.S. and currently reserved for those who really need it, health officials told ABC News. More than 81 public health labs are online across all 50 states and conducting testing, according to the CDC.
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