JAKARTA - A letter with the letterhead of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia makes netizens excited. This is because the letter numbered UM.01.05 / 1.1 / 3692/2020 mentions that the receipt of COVID-19 samples by the Jakarta Center for Environmental Health and Disease Control Engineering (BBTKLPP) will be received at the latest on May 20 at 12.00 WIB. Furthermore, this sample acceptance will be carried out again on May 26 or six days after that.
The netizen was furious. Some sharp comments also appeared. Like the comments on the @dirgarambe account which asked the truth about this letter.
"I want to ask @KemenkesRI. Is this letter correct? Which lab is closed? Are all the laboratories operated by the Ministry of Health closed? Strange, yes. We are facing a pandemic # COVID19. Can't arrange shifts? What is the patient's fate? Or just take time off. all (including health workers)? " This blue ticked Twitter account.
I want to ask @KemenkesRI. Is this letter correct? Which lab is closed? Are all the laboratories operated by the Ministry of Health closed? We are facing the # COVID19 pandemic. Can't adjust shift? What is the fate of the patient? Or maybe we all leave (including the health workers)? pic.twitter.com/H1lpVrtR5c
- Dirga Sakti Rambe (dirgarambe) May 16, 2020
The uniform comments regarding the lab holiday continued to emerge until finally, the Spokesperson for Handling COVID-19 Achmad Yurianto clarified it. He emphasized that there was no day off in handling COVID-19.
"My instructions are clear. There is no day off in handling COVID-19," said Yuri when confirmed by reporters, Sunday, May 17.
Head of BBTKLPP Jakarta, Naning Nugrahini, stated that the letter dated May 15 which was circulated and criticized by netizens did not actually mean that BBTKLPP was off from conducting an inspection starting May 20. He said, his institution did not accept samples with the aim of improving service.
"We need service improvements to complete the sample buildup," Naning told VOI.
He also emphasized that during Eid Al-Fitr on May 23, BBTKLPP will continue to carry out specimen examinations as usual.
"Even though it's a holiday, we still work with a schedule of May 20 to May 24 working normally, then May 25 work at 10.00 WIB to 17.00 WIB, and on May 26 we work from 09.00 to 17.00 WIB," he said.
BBTKLPP Jakarta corrected the statement via letter numbered UM.01.05 / I.1 / 3948/2020. The letter dated May 16 states, BBTKLPP Jakarta continues to carry out specimen examinations as usual and continues to receive samples 24 hours a day and seven days a week.
"We have corrected the letter, namely the letter dated May 16, 2020," he concluded.
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