Indonesia cops probe reuse of cotton swab in Covid-19 tests at airport


JAKARTA (The Straits Times/ANN: Indonesian police are investigating a case involving officers of state pharmaceutical company Kimia Farma who reused cotton swab on passengers during Covid-19 antigen rapid on-site tests, at an airport in North Sumatra province.

The cotton swab used to rub the nasopharyngeal cavity of the passengers at the Kualanamu international airport was washed and then reused on other passengers, police said. The police have yet to find the motive.

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