Bus Passengers At Pulogebang Terminal Are Tested Randomly Using GeNose Starting February 7

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JAKARTA - Head of the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency, Syafrin Liputo, said that the Pulogebang Bus Terminal will carry out a COVID-19 GeNose check on passengers on Sunday, February 7.

"For GeNose, this will be conducted on the 7th in Jakarta, at the Pulogebang Terminal which serves intercity interprovincial (AKAP) buses," said Syafrin to reporters, Wednesday, February 3.

Syafrin said the test was carried out randomly on bus passengers, especially at the Pulogebang Terminal. Meanwhile, another terminal will not be done. Checks are carried out free of charge.

"The target for the examination is as much as possible. As yesterday, the public was aware that they should do a rapid antigen test on the AKAP bus," he said.

By randomly examining GeNose, Syafrin hopes that it will raise public awareness to carry out a COVID-19 test.

Because, once they know their health condition, they can at least secure themselves and their families from being exposed to COVID-19.

"The person concerned knows that he, for example, is identified with GeNose as positive, of course he can protect his family by limiting interaction until there is a PCR test result," he said.

Previously, the Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi asked the Director General of Land Transportation to coordinate with Kadishub throughout Indonesia. If later it is time for a random check (random) and someone is tested positive then the person concerned is not allowed to leave.

Meanwhile, Director General of Land Transportation Budi Setiyadi said that the first terminal to use GeNose is the Pulo Gebang Terminal.

"Referring to the Covid-19 Handling Task Force SE, we still agree that people who travel by bus are only random sampling. For Jakarta, the first thing to be implemented is at the Pulo Gebang Terminal, and gradually we have ordered 100 GeNose tools which we will soon receive. distribute to the regions, "he said.