COVID-19

Counterfeiters are taking advantage of the pandemic. Here's how to stop them 

A suitcase containing 1,000 counterfeit COVID-19 Rapid Tests is seen after they were seized from a Mexican man by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Santa Teresa border crossing in El Paso, Texas, U.S. May 16, 2020. Picture taken May 16, 2020.

Counterfeit COVID-19 test kits seized by US Customs and Border Protection officers, May 2020 Image: via REUTERS

Justin Picard
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Scantrust
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