Eri Cahyadi Targets Bulk Swab Of Apartment Occupants Completed 100 Percent This Week

ILLUSTRATION / DOK OF SURABAYA City Government

SURABAYA - The Mayor of Surabaya, Eri Cahyadi, is targeting the mass PCR swab test for the residents of 18 flats to be 100 percent complete this week. Until now, mass swab has only been implemented for 15-20 percent.

"The Mayor of Surabaya (Eri Cahyadi) targets this week to be completed 100 percent. So, this week it is hoped that all the residents of the 18 flats will have all been tested for swab," said Head of Public Relations of the Surabaya City Government, Febriadhitya Prajatara, in Surabaya, Thursday, 27 May.

The Surabaya City Government confirmed that it would coordinate with the TNI-Polri ranks at the sub-district level to assist in the implementation of this mass swab test. The goal is that all residents of the 18 flats can do a full swab test.

"This swab test is an anticipatory step for our common good, not for the government, but for our personal and safety. With the swab test, at least we already know which ones are positive and which are negative," he said.

Febri also admitted that he was grateful that there were still residents or residents of the flat who were willing to do the swab test, even though the number was only 15-20 percent. Moreover, at the time the first mass swab was held on the spot, it is possible that there are still many residents who live in the flat who do not know the information about the mass swab.

"So, after the first mass swab yesterday, we were working hard to carry out swab tests for all the residents of the flat, so we hope the residents can support the implementation of this mass swab test. Once again, this is an anticipatory step for our common good," he said.

Febri also ensured that the Surabaya City Government had already held the data of who had been tested for the swab and who had not carried out the swab test, so he made sure that there was no way anyone could be left behind to be tested for the swab.

"We have already held the data in the 18 flats, whoever has been tested for swabs, so we hope that the residents of the flat, who have not been tested for swab, will immediately carry out the swab test, because we will know. Let us work together to protect Surabaya so that there is no surge. again the Covid-19 case, "he said.