Following the revealing Economy Today report on a state-supplied Covid19 rapid antigen test and the Ministry of Health's response to the publication, a company unrelated to the issue clarifies its position on misconceptions on Social Media due to synonymy.
Specifically, the CEO of Stademos Hotels Ltd Demosthenes Demosthenous, due to a synonym with the Director and Secretary of Velorius Ltd, a company which is mentioned in the publication and in the answers of the Ministry of Health, clarifies that this is an unfortunate coincidence.
In the announcement of the company Stademos It is reported that “in the last few days, articles have been circulating on social media as well as in the conventional media, wishing that the company Velorius Ltd has won a tender of the Ministry of Health for the supply of a rapid antigen detection test. The interconnection reports of our company due to the alleged Director of Velorius Ltd, Mr. Dimosthenous, have nothing to do with Stademos Hotels Ltd and the Managing Director of our Group, Mr. Dimosthenous, as it is a simple synonym. "
It also states that “the Stademos Hotels Group remains loyal and dedicated to providing luxury and high quality Hotel accommodation services and has never been involved with other services. We ask the public and the media to be careful with the spread of false and / or inaccurate news. "Any new breeding and interconnection with the alleged antigen detection scandal will lead us to take measures to protect our name and reputation."
It is noted that Economy Today has never involved the company in question with this case.
The offers of Rapid Test to the Audit Committee
In the wake of the revealing publication of Economy Today, the issue has been submitted to the Parliamentary Audit Committee for the investigation of the offers for the purchase of Rapid Test by the Ministry of Health.
In the form of the ex-officio, a matter concerning the rapid tests was registered in the Audit Committee of the Parliament, yesterday morning, February 18, 2020.
The President of EDEK, Marinos Sizopoulos wrote the following topic:
"Information to the Commission on the selection process for companies to procure and perform rapid antigen detection tests to control the spread of COVID virus".
The issue is expected to be discussed next Thursday in the Parliamentary Audit Committee, while at the same time δan investigation is being carried out by the Audit Office.
Source: Economy Today