Next Week, COVID-19 Rapid Tests for Pregnant Women Held in Six Puskesmas
access_time April 29 2020 06:17 PM remove_red_eye 1247
Reported by Budhi Firmansyah Surapati | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Reported by Budhi Firmansyah Surapati | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Technically rapid tests will be held next week
North Jakarta Health Sub-agency Head Yudi Dimyati revealed, six community health centers (puskesmas) at sub-district level in her region are ready to conduct a COVID-19 rapid test on pregnant women.
Currently the entire ranks of the sub-district puskesmas are still waiting for technical guidance from the Health Agency.
City Receives 2,000 Units of Rapid Test Kits from Siloam Group for Pregnant Women"We're ready, but we have not yet started, as we're still awaiting the rapid testing kits from the agency," he said, Wednesday (4/29).
He explained, the pregnant women who would take part in the rapid tests are residents who had routinely checked for pregnancy at the puskesmas and posyandu in their area.
"Technically rapid tests will be held next week," he stated.
