Twenty-three people were caught trying to fly to New York with forged coronavirus test results, the Health Ministry and Israel Police said Thursday.
According to the statement, United Airlines conveyed its suspicions that the paperwork was falsified to the Health Ministry and police.
When this was confirmed, the passengers were removed from the airplane and taken for interrogation by police. The passengers were released on bail and fined, with the possibility of further punishment under consideration.
Their details were additionally given to US authorities, the statement said.
The statement did not say if the 23 passengers had falsified their test results because they had previously tested positive.
Read more at Times of Israel.
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People do this when they’re in a rush and don’t want to wait for the results. If you think this is the single case, think again. That’s why they do testing at the airport in Israel. To catch frauds and protect their citizens. When will we learn??