Kuwait City — A group of people were arrested for tampering with expat blood tests at a foreign labor test center, Kuwaiti Ministry of Health’s (MoH) Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health Dr. Majda Al Qattan said on Friday.

Earlier, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior (MoI) had urgently ordered for blood tests on four Egyptian nationals for Hepatitis, Tuberculosis and Aids, reported the official Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).

The results showed that two individuals suffered from Hepatitis B and two others from Hepatitis C, said Qattan. Tests for Tuberculosis were negative, she added.

The employees in question have been reportedly altering blood test results by tampering with the samples when they were transported from the draw-room to the laboratory, said Qattan.

According to Qattan, employees at the center have been in the MoI’s radar for the last four months. Investigations also found that a security guard and MoH inspector were involved.

The MoH will coordinate with the Foreign Ministry to prevent such forgery in the future, said the undersecretary. — Al Arabiya English