A nurse takes a swab sample from a patient at the Tanah Abang district office in Central Jakarta on June 21. Swab tests, also called polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, use mucus samples taken from the nose or throat to detect Covid-19. - Jakarta Post/Asian News Network
JAKARTA, Aug 11 (The Jakarta Post/ANN): In a race against time before a potential vaccine passes its final trials, the government is set to expand its Covid-19 testing capacity by increasing the domestic production of test kits.
Research and Technology Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro said state-owned pharmaceutical company Bio Farma would increase the production of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test kits starting next month.
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