Viral Negative COVID-19 Results Before Swab At Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Officers Have Been Acted

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JAKARTA - Provider of COVID-19 test swab examination at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, PT Farmalab Indoutama, said that it had taken action against officers regarding negative COVID-19 results that had come out before the swab test was carried out.

"For such negligence and negligence, the company has taken action against officers in accordance with applicable regulations in the company," said Farma Lab Media Relations, Syafina Amorita Candini in an official statement to VOI, Jakarta, Saturday, January 30.

However, there were no details regarding the actions given to these officers. Syafina also emphasized that this incident was not intentional

"Pure negligence and negligence on the part of officers, this is the first time this incident has happened," he said.

After the incident, his party communicated with the applicant for the swab test. Until finally a health check was carried out.

"At that time, after communication took place, the customer was immediately subjected to the COVID-19 inspection process and the appropriate test results were submitted," he said.

Previously, it went viral on social media 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 interrogated 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. So suddenly one person got out of the car to the post, kept asking for ID cards for three of them. Then after being given ID cards, they were told to pay one person Rp.200 thousand, then afterwards they were told to pay. waiting in the car, "as reported by the @jessicasugiharta account.

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, they have tested negative for COVID-19.

"After waiting 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," he said.

At first he thought well. Maybe the negative result will be crossed out or left after undergoing the swab. They are waiting again. However, after waiting for some time, the officers did not come. They also took the initiative to ask the officers.

"Until finally the car came out and asked. We haven't swab, you know, how come the results have come out," he said.

They did not get a definite answer from the officer. In fact, the officer asked them back. "'You haven't been answered, sis, I see' until they finally took the paper again," he said imitating.