Shortening the waiting time to verify Corona, the government brings 1,500 cartridges

Liputan6.com, Jakarta – The Indonesian government through his Co-19 spokesman Achmad Yurianto said 1,500 cartridges had been imported.

“From the plan, we will bring 172 thousand in the first stage,” said Yurianto, Monday (04/04/2020).

This cartridge, Yurianto said, is used in rapid molecular testing machines or TCM. In order to accelerate the determination of the status of patients under supervision (PDP) Covid-19.

“And we have distributed this to shorten the waiting time for sample inspection,” he said.

It has shipped to various regions of Indonesia, such as West Java, Central Java, East Java, and others.

“Sukabumi, Banyumas, Kediri, Lumajang, Palangkaraya, Balikpapan, Kendari, Sumbawa, Mimika, Merauke, Yapen, Sorong, Ternate, Tarakan and Nunukan,” he explained.

Yurianto hopes that in those cities they can carry out their own controls with the cartridge.

“Certainly, in this first phase we cannot supply in large quantities,” he said.

He mentioned that this distribution was an effort to increase the number of more massive exams as directed by President Joko Widodo or Jokowi.

“Later it will be accompanied by stricter isolation,” Yurianto said.

The spokesperson said the purpose of this test was to identify PDP Covid-19 positive patients. If confirmed positive, then there are two things done.