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Not Enough Contact Tracing

Monday, September 7, 2020

The whereabouts of thousands of Covid-19-positive patients are unknown. Contract tracing and isolation ratio is still low.

Surakarta government employees in Central Java take a swab test in August. TEMPO/Bram Selo Agung Mardika . tempo : 173486684283.

AFTER several times closely interacting with Covid-19 patients in the past two months, Jo—not his real name—has reason to be wary and confused. The doctor, who is currently pursuing a medical specialty in Jakarta, has never been tested for the disease. “I’ve already filled out a close contact form, and even submitted a letter to the hospital last month, but I’ve never had a swab test,” he said on Friday, Septem

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