EASTERN CAPE - HUNDREDS OF COVID-19 TEST KITS ON THEIR WAY TO PORT ELIZABETH FOUND DUMPED NEXT TO THE N2 NEAR EAST LONDON

Hundreds of COVID-19 test kits have been found dumped next to the N2 highway near Mdantsane in East London. 

The used kits were discovered by a jogger late on Tuesday last week.

The tests were on their way from surrounding hospitals to a laboratory in Port Elizabeth.

It's not clear how or why they were disposed of. 

The National Health Laboratory Service has now collected the remaining tests. 

The jogger told eNCA that he normally sees the tests when he watches the news.

"When I saw them I knew immediately that these were the sticks they use to test people for COVID-19. I didn't touch them.

"I shoved them away with my running shoes. I could open them up using my foot, and I saw that these were COVID-19 tests."

via - ENCA