Investigation launched into coronavirus test claims by Australian firm run by convicted rapist

Exclusive:Therapeutic Goods Administration investigates Neran de Silva firm Promedical over claims it has approval for rapid test kitSign up to get coronavirus updates delivered to your email every weekday eveningDownload the free Guardian app to get the most important news notificationsCoronavirus Australia maps and cases: live numbers and statisticsHealth authorities have launched an investigation into an Australian company ’s attempts to sell large quantities of unsanctioned coronavirus test kits, after it falsely claimed its tests had been approved by medical regulators.Promedical Equipment Pty Ltd, a company thatsells cryogenic treatment anderectile dysfunction machines, made headlines last month when it announced it had “obtained TGA go-ahead” to supply 5m rapid Covid-19 antibody test kits to Australian hospitals and labs every week.Continue reading...
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