In the Netherlands, a man is said to have offered coronaviruses for sale – so that customers can be infected and have a 2G certificate issued. Now the police have temporarily arrested the suspect.
The Dutch financial police have arrested a man who allegedly offered the delivery of coronaviruses for self-infection on the Internet. The suspect is in connection with a corresponding homepage, which has since been switched off, reported the anti-fraud unit of the Ministry of Finance (FIOD) in The hague.
The newspaper “De Telegraaf” reported on Saturday that a so-called corona kit was offered there for 33.50 euros by post. Allegedly it should have contained a tube with a virus liquid and a self-test. The providers therefore promised that the viruses were not older than three months and that buyers could therefore “be sure that the latest mutations and variants are included”. t-online first reported on the case a few weeks ago, Read more here.
Infection for 2G detection
According to FIOD, potential buyers were promised that after self-infection and recovering from illness, they would obtain a certificate from the health authorities for those who have recovered according to the 2G rule could have exhibited. The suspect is now at large. “The further investigations must show whether he has sold something and, if so, how much and whether that works at all,” said a FIOD spokesman for the ANP news agency.
The health care authority warned against self-infections: “Those who deliberately infect themselves are culpably endangering public health,” said a spokeswoman.