NSTregion: Indonesian is bracing for a spike in Covid19 cases as the health authorities allowed 12 laboratories to conduct tests across the country. coronavirus
Health Ministry disease control and prevention director-general Achmad Yurianto said the government authorisation was approved on Tuesday, according to“We acknowledge that there might be a sharp increase in the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases since we have been very active in conducting tracing and people have become more aware about the disease.”
Previously, the Covid-19 tests were conducted by the Health Research and Development Agency here, since it was the only laboratory authorised by the government. Since the approval was given, the government had received specimens from six cases at Airlangga University, Sur-abaya, East Java. Achmad urged the public to visit hospitals if they had been in contact with Covid-19 patients, and advised then not to panic when the government announces a staggering increase in confirmed cases of the disease in the upcoming days.
Five regions — Jakarta, Banten, West Java, Central Java, Bali and Riau — have completely postponed the exams. East Kalimantan held the first day of exams on Monday but halted the remaining days.
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