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Transmission Still High, Detection Not Optimal

The use of antibody-based tests (rapid test), the accuracy of which is low, has become a source of new problems and it needs to be reviewed and stopped.

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AHMAD ARIF/DEONISIA ARLINTA
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KOMPAS/RIZA FATHONI

Gambir District Health Center officials come to traders to take slime samples during the next swab test at Tomas Market, Cideng, Central Jakarta, Wednesday (17/6/2020).

JAKARTA, KOMPAS -- The capacity for Covid-19 test using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in Indonesia has increased, but it has not yet met the minimum standard and is still unevenly implemented. The use of antibody-based tests (rapid test), the accuracy of which is low, has become a source of new problems and it needs to be reviewed and stopped.

The government’s Covid-19 task force reported on Thursday (2/7/2020) a record high daily addition of Covid-19 cases, that is 1,624 cases, totaling 59,394 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country so far. The death toll increased by 53. Thus, 2,987 Covid-19 patients have died.

Editor:
Syahnan Rangkuti
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