Problematic PCR Testing

PCR test requirements for air travelers apparently advantage certain business people. Pandemic control should not be conducted haphazardly.

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November 1, 2021

A NEW government ruling that air travelers in Java and Bali are first required to undertake a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test is fraught with problems. Not only does it contain potential conflict of interest, the ruling also indicates half-hearted policymaking in handling the pandemic and does not take the perspective of being for the greater good.

It all hinged on Home Affairs Minister Instruction No. 53/2021 regarding the implementation of

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