NHS Highland launch probe into how coronavirus test samples ended up on A9 near Tain
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A BAG carrying Covid-19 test samples was found lying by one of the busiest roads in the Highlands.
A member of the public spotted the item beside the A9, close to the Dornoch junction, on Monday night.
A spokeswoman for NHS Highland said: “We can confirm that samples being transported from Caithness General Hospital in Wick to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness were found on the A9 near Tain.
“The samples were handed in to the local police station and are now with the laboratory team at Raigmore.”
She added: “We are investigating how this could have happened to ensure this will not happen again and would like to reassure everyone that at no point was there a danger to the public from these samples.
“They were packed properly and remained intact.”