Good News From North Sumatra, Kualanamu Airport Is Already Using GeNose C19 With A Tariff Of IDR 40,000

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Passengers at Kualanamu International Airport Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, starting Monday 7 June can take advantage of the COVID-19 rapid test service with GeNose C19 by paying a fee of IDR 40,000.

"At this early stage, the number of airplane passengers using the GeNose C19 test can reach around 20 percent to 25 percent of the total departing airplane passengers", said Executive General Manager of PT Angkasa Pura II Kualanamu Deli Serdang, Heriyanto Wibowo in a statement in Medan, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, June 8.

He said that during the test with the GeNose C19 at Kualanamu Airport, strict supervision was carried out to ensure procedures and standards were maintained.

The number of booths and the capacity of the GeNose C19 engine at Kualanamu Airport can serve around 1,000 people per day for the GeNose C19 test.

"According to Circular Letter No. 12/2021, the GeNose C19 test is an alternative for COVID-19 tests, in addition to rapid antigen and PCR tests", he said.

Heriyanto said as many as 100 workers at Kualanamu Airport underwent a trial using GeNose C19 for the COVID-19 test which was held at the Atrium Floor I at the airport on June 5-6, 2021.

"From the trial, there are several inputs to prepare for the use of the GeNose C19 for prospective airplane passengers," he said.

Meanwhile, data obtained from PT Angkasa Pura II Kualanamu, the number of passengers who carried out the GeNose C19 test service on Monday, June 7 from 09.00 - 17.00 WIB reached 147 people.