METHUEN, MA: "With Christmas just days away, it was fair of the Melum family to assume that a package arriving at their home in Hawaii was just another gift for under the tree. But the box they received had something no one would put on their wish list. It was filled with dozens of COVID testing samples from more than 5,000 miles away in Methuen, Massachusetts. Every vial inside the biohazard bags contained patients’ names and dates of birth. It was meant to go to a lab in Chicago but somehow made its way to the Melum’s home. The father of three young kids then called FedEx, that company that made the delivery on Saturday. FedEx eventually came to pick the box up on Monday. The company said they are investigating the incident and released a statement that reads in part: “This shipment was mistakenly mislabeled. We worked directly with the customers involved to correct the situation, and the shipment has now been delivered to its intended recipient.”

Ahmad Hussain manages the COVID-19 testing site in Methuen and said the samples most likely tested negative on a rapid test but were shipped out to be PCR tested. The tests are currently being processed in Chicago."

https://whdh.com/news/flabbergasted-hawaii-family-shocked-to-find-shipment-of-covid-testing-samples-from-methuen-on-doorstep/