Improving Tests Before Reopening Schools

Kompas/TOTOK WIJAYANTO

Lentera, a grade 4 student at SD Karawaci 11 working on school assignments, assisted by Wahyu, her neighbor, next to her mother\'s street stall on Jalan Imam Bonjol, Karawaci, Tangerang, on Monday (3/8/2020).

JAKARTA, KOMPAS— Reopening schools in yellow zones will increase mobility and the risk of Covid-19 transmission in the community. Without improved testing and contact tracing capabilities, this would make transmission of the virus difficult to control.

Data from the Health Ministry show the number of people being tested on Sunday (9/8/2020) was only 8,992 and 1,893 were found to be positive for Covid-19. This means that the ratio of positive case reached 21 percent or higher than the national average ratio of 12.9 percent.