The Health Service Organizer Explanation Regarding The Issue Of Negative COVID-19 Result Before Undergo The Swab Test

Illustration (Photo: Wardhani Tsa Tsa / VOI)

JAKARTA - The provider of the COVID-19 swab examination at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Farma Lab, confirmed the viral incident on social media. Namely, the negative results of COVID-19 came out before the swab test was carried out.

This was discovered after Farma Lab conducted searches on officers in the field. Namely at the checkpoint for COVID-19 Drive-Thru Soekarno-Hatta Airport.

"After conducting an internal search and investigation in the field, the incident actually occurred at the location of the Farma Lab drive-thru at Soekarno-Hatta Airport", said Farma Lab Media Relations, Syafina Amorita Candini in an official statement to VOI, Jakarta, Saturday, January 30.

Syafina claimed that this incident was not intentional for any particular interest. "It is Pure negligence of officers, this is the first time this incident has happened", he said.

In order to avoid recurring incidents, Farma Lab will further tighten standard operating procedures in each service by including a digital validation process in every operational activity.

"The company supports the Government's efforts in curbing COVID-19 inspection services, especially in monitoring the delivery of test results that are not in accordance with procedures", she said.

As previously reported, a social media post of three women who shared their experiences of doing a COVID-19 swab test at Terminal III of Soekarno-Hatta Airport. They admitted that they had not been examined but had already been tested negative for COVID-19. The story was shared by the TikTok account @jessicasugiharta.

"I took a swab test at Terminal III of Soekarno-Hatta Airport. When we arrived, one person got out of the car to the post, he kept asking for our ID cards. Then after that, we were told to pay IDR 200 thousand for each person, then afterwards, we were told to wait in the car", as reported by @jessicasugiharta.

After paying for the test swabs, the three of them waited in the car. After waiting, one officer wearing PPE came to their car with a paper. They were shocked after seeing the paper. Because, even though they have not undergone a swab test, they have tested negative for COVID-19.

"After waiting for 15-30, the person wearing PPE was given a paper. I thought I was told to fill it in because I did the first swab. Then I saw that it was the result of the swab, the person had left", she said.

She didn't think of anything at first. Maybe the negative result will be crossed out or left after undergoing the swab. They waited again. However, after waiting for some time, the officer did not come back. They also took the initiative to ask the officer.

"Until finally we got out of and asked. 'We haven't swab, you know, how come the results have come out?'", she said.

They did not get a definite answer from the officer. In fact, the officer asked them back. "'You haven't been tested?', Until they finally took the paper again", she said imitating the officer.