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The existence of a rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19 in Indonesia at this time does not solve the problem, but instead creates new anxiety among the public.
The main problem is the low accuracy of rapid test results, even in people with symptoms.
This resulted in many people who did a positive rapid test, but they were not infected or vice versa.
The government has acknowledged the inaccuracy and ineffectiveness of a rapid test and plans to increase the number of tests using samples from nasal or throat mucus with real tests.
time reverse transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (rRT-PCR) to detect viruses in RNA molecules. The PCR test detects viruses more accurately than a rapid diagnostic test.
In fact, the Indonesian government has already distributed 500,000 rapid tests to detect COVID-19 to various regions some time ago.
Some institutions also check independently.
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