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PCR-test

Government scraps PCR test requirements for domestic flights after backlash
Indonesia 4 years ago

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Government scraps PCR test requirements for domestic flights after backlash

Under the new requirement, airline passengers are allowed to provide a negative result of the more affordable antigen test.
Price ceiling for PCR tests cut to Rp 275,000 in Java, Bali
Business 4 years ago

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Price ceiling for PCR tests cut to Rp 275,000 in Java, Bali

The government has lowered the maximum price for PCR tests to Rp 275,000 in Java and Bali and to Rp 300,000 in other regions.
Govt to make PCR test mandatory for travel ahead of holiday season
Indonesia 4 years ago

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Govt to make PCR test mandatory for travel ahead of holiday season

Currently, negative PCR test results are required only for passengers traveling by air in Java and Bali, as well as in other regions with a high risk of COVID-19 transmission.
Vaccination in Indonesia: Greed amid the pandemic?
Opinion 4 years ago

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Vaccination in Indonesia: Greed amid the pandemic?

We should not be surprised if, in the future, law enforcement unveils corruption and the misappropriation of state funds allocated for vaccine procurement.
Make PCR test free
Editorial 4 years ago

Make PCR test free

Unless mandated and paid for by the government, most people will likely avoid taking the PCR test. 
Spitting contest: Indonesian, Singaporean firms offer saliva-based COVID-19 tests
Business 4 years ago

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Spitting contest: Indonesian, Singaporean firms offer saliva-based COVID-19 tests

State-owned pharmaceutical holding company PT Bio Farma recently released a spit sample COVID-19 test kit named Bio Saliva developed in cooperation with genomic technology start-up Nusantics.
Bali tightens entry rules for tourists, ditches GeNose tests
Business 4 years ago

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Bali tightens entry rules for tourists, ditches GeNose tests

Passing a GeNose breathalyzer test is no longer sufficient for tourists to enter Bali, Governor I Wayan Koster has said.
Indonesia’s static positivity rate highlights persisting gaps in testing capacity, capability
National 4 years ago

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Indonesia’s static positivity rate highlights persisting gaps in testing capacity, capability

Despite the ongoing nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases, the positivity rate has remained relatively unchanged, a sign that Indonesia's pandemic response is still hamstrung by low testing capacity and a shortage in medical resources.
Indonesia detects more contagious British virus variant. What now?
National 4 years ago

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Indonesia detects more contagious British virus variant. What now?

The government reported Tuesday the first two cases of a more transmissible variant of COVID-19 that was originally discovered in the United Kingdom, one year after first local cases were discovered.
Germany plans free antigen tests for all from March
World 5 years ago

Germany plans free antigen tests for all from March

Unlike PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests that must be analysed in a lab, antigen testing can be done from saliva with a result given on the spot within 30 minutes.
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