Optimize Laboratory Capacity
To increase the number of COVID-19 samples examined, the capacity of laboratories needs to be optimized.
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A woman underwent a test with the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method or a swab test in the operation of the Mobile Laboratory Biosafety Level (Lab BSL-2) at the courtyard of Moh Ridwan Meuraksa Hospital. East Jakarta, on Tuesday (16/6/2020).
JAKARTA, KOMPAS — MTo increase the number of COVID-19 samples examined, the capacity of laboratories needs to be optimized. Besides setting a price ceiling for COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, the country must also improve tracing, sample delivery and reporting of specimen examination results.
Indonesian Public Health Experts Association (IAKMI) chairman Ede Surya Darmawan said in Jakarta on Wednesday (7/10/2020) that the capacity of laboratories across the country had yet to be optimized. With a total 376 laboratories designated for COVID-19 testing, the number of samples examined per day should be greater than what is currently reported.