Maharashtra: Covid ‘antidote, vaccine’ on sale on darknet, police probe local link

“I am a laboratory doctor in Spanish public health. I have obtained 24 blood samples and infected sputum of the new COVID-19. I am willing to sell for a price of $100. I could send tests when payment is made, I ship worldwide by ‘seur refrigerator’ to not let the bacteria die and ensure viral life.”

The darknet marketplace has been swamped by messages on purported Covid-19 “antidotes”, sold in the form of blood samples of patients who have recovered from the disease, since the outbreak of the pandemic. Also, up for sale on the darknet are Covid “detectors” and “vaccines”.