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Racing Against the Pandemic

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

President Joko Widodo ordered mass rapid testing to track the spreading of Covid-19. But a previous testing method is still needed to more accurately detect the virus.

People waiting for Covid-19 tests at the Special Corona Ward in Airlangga University Hospital, Surabaya, East Java, March 16. Antara/Moch Asim. tempo : 171391729486.

PRESIDENT Joko Widodo needed 17 days to decide on using the rapid test kit in order to detect early those infected with the novel coronavirus. Since President Jokowi announced the first two confirmed Covid-19 cases in Indonesia on March 2, the disease has rapidly spread, infecting over 500 individuals in 20 provinces and causing 48 deaths. “I want to increase the number of rapid test kits,” said Jokowi before a meeting at the State Pa

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