Until June 2020, Indragiri Hilir Has Swabed 974 People

News24xx.com - As many as 974 people in Indragiri Hilir, Riau have conducted throat swabs conducted by the Government of Indragiri Hilir Regency in collaboration with the Riau Provincial Government.

As explained by the Head of Inhil Health Office, Zainal Arifin through the Head of Disease Prevention and Control Subowo Radiyanto who is also the detection and tracking team of the Covid-19 Indragiri Hilir task force explained that it targeted 47 people per day who had to undergo swab testing.

"We carry out which targets come first which have not, according to the ability or availability of the existing swab tool," he explained.

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He also explained, several sub-districts that had been subjected to mass swab testing were Tembilahan Hulu, Tembilahan, Kuala Lahang, Enok, Pulau Burung, Guntung River and Belengkong Bay.

Now this is what we can mass-netting, from this network targeted from the 13th to the 28th of June at 611 and we have reached 974 people we swab. So we have exceeded the target until June 28 by 159 percent, he continued.

However, he explained that currently the swab tool was still empty and had proposed adding additional equipment to the Riau Provincial Health Office.