Kind-Hearted Online Credits, Funding The Free PCR Tests Worth IDR 1.4 Billion

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JAKARTA - The financial services company that provides digital services, Kredivo Indonesia, has allocated USD 100,000 or the equivalent of IDR 1.4 billion (exchange rate of IDR 14,335) to provide free PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) testing services to more than 2,000 people.

General Manager of Kredivo Indonesia Lily Suriani said this step was a form of support for the government in dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

We hope that this initiation will be able to provide access to PCR tests for more people, especially those who are vulnerable but still have limitations in accessing PCR tests," she said in a press statement on Friday, February 26.

Lily added, in carrying out this activity, her party collaborated with Genomik Solidaritas Indonesia (GSI Lab) as the implementer in the field.

"With GSI, we believe that we can manage the number of pandemic spreads because we can make mitigation efforts through the PCR tests that are held. This is a form of our concern for the community by providing benefits to others," she said.

On the same occasion, President Director of GSI Lab, Nino Susanto, appreciated the contribution made by the 4.0 era financial institution in expanding the PCR test.

"COVID-19 is a public health problem that we must handle together, starting from examining as much as possible in order to provide valid data," he said.

He also said that quite a number of residents had difficulty getting access to the PCR test due to various obstacles.

"There are still many people who are less fortunate to be able to get access to PCR tests, the capacity of laboratories in Indonesia is still very limited," he added.

More than 2,000 PCR tests donated by Kredivo will be allocated directly to the community and the government through the COVID-19 Handling Task Force.

"We hope that in the future this collaboration will continue for a healthy and strong Indonesia, and can be a driving force for other entities to jointly handle COVID-19 so that the pandemic will quickly pass and the wheels of the economy can return to normal," concluded Nino.