Encouraging Mass Testing
After seven months of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government has finally set a price cap for real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests. Previously, the test cost millions of rupiah.
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A man undergoes a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or swab test at Moh Ridwan Meuraksa Hospital, East Jakarta, Tuesday (16/6/2020). The mobile testing will serve people who have registered through the Covid-19 monitoring app and the results will be sent to their respective mobile phones.
After seven months of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government has finally set a price cap for real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests. Previously, the test cost millions of rupiah.
The RT-PCR test is currently considered the most accurate at detecting the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the cause of Covid-19 infection. There are several ways of detecting the virus, all with their own advantages and disadvantages.