Deputy chief minister Nitin Patel said the government had received complaints that these two laboratories were issuing fake Covid-19 negative certificates. (ANI FILE)
GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat government on Thursday said it has shut down two testing laboratories located in Surat city of the state for issuing fake Covid-19 negative certificates.
State deputy chief minister Nitin Patel, who is also the health minister, told this to the Legislative Assembly in response to a question raised by MLA Kalabhai Dabhi from Kapadvanj seat.
Patel said the government had received complaints that these two laboratories were issuing fake Covid-19 negative certificates. We received complaints that Tejas laboratory and Hemjyot laboratory in Surat were issuing fake certificates, after which we got the allegations verified, he said.