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View all search resultsCOVID-19 tests provided free of charge in NTT
East Nusa Tenggara Governor Viktor B. Laiskodat has announced that starting Friday the provincial administration will no longer charge residents and visitors for rapid tests and swab tests in COVID-19 testing.
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East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Governor Viktor B. Laiskodat has announced that starting Friday the provincial administration will no longer charge residents and visitors for rapid tests and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) swab tests in COVID-19 testing.
The governor said that he had already signed a gubernatorial decree on the free service.
“Yesterday I called in several parties, including Nusa Cendana University, to calculate [the estimated cost of the free testing], and I think if we lose [some rupiah], we will be just fine,” Viktor said on Friday as quoted by antaranews.com.
He said the free COVID-19 testing would help NTT residents, especially those who needed to travel outside the province.
“In December, we are expecting our students to return to their respective schools outside of NTT, and the trips will be costly,” he said.
