Kuwait’s Ministry of Health (MoH) warned Wednesday about fraud committed by some people who were selling unauthorized coronavirus testing devices, which led to the arrest of an expatriate. The MoH “is the only authority in the state that carries out tests and under supervision of a specialized medical staff,” Dr. Abdullah Al-Bader, Assistant Undersecretary for Pharmaceutical and Food Supervision, said in a statement.
He reaffirmed that MoH did not authorize any local company nor a pharmacy to sell coronavirus testing devices. Al-Bader said the MoH was coordinating with health ministries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to authorize the official testing devices. He said an expatriate was arrested because he was selling unauthorized testing devices with very high prices through social media. Al-Bader said the MoH informed the Ministry of interior who arrested the person and referred him for prosecution.
