Semarang launches Central Java's first drive-thru PCR test for Covid-19

Medical workers take swab samples from people inside their cars for polymerase chain reaction tests to determine Covid-19 infections at the Diponegoro National Hospital (RSND) in Semarang, Central Java, on April 22. - Courtesy of Central Java Provincial Public Relations

SEMARANG, Central Java (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Diponegoro National Hospital (RSND) in Semarang is offering drive-thru polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for Covid-19, lauded as the only such service in Central Java.

“This is very cool. Very innovative. I think this drive-thru PCR test is the first in Central Java," Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo said when launching the service on Wednesday.