Risma Upset That The PCR Test Car For Surabaya Was Taken Over

Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini (Photo; Instagram @pdiperjuangan)

JAKARTA - The Mayor of Surabaya, Tri Rismaharini, was very angry to learn that someone had robbed the COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) inspection car. This is because the cars sent by the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) were originally for Surabaya.

The car was said to have been diverted to another area by the East Java Covid-19 Task Force. Risma's anger at the Surabaya City Hall, East Java, on Friday, May 29, was discovered in a circulating video. In the video, Risma is calling someone with a loud tone.

However, the video uploaded by the @pdiperjuangan Instagram account does not specify who the party diverted the car. Likewise to the areas where the car was diverted.

"I do not accept it, sir! I was told that I could not work. If you are inconsequential, actually who cannot work? If you want to boycott, that's not the way to do it," said Risma as seen in the @pdiperjuangan account.

Then, Risma coordinated and contacted various parties who had been asked for assistance to bring in the laboratory car. In fact, he reported the incident to the Chairperson of the Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19 Doni Monardo.

After reporting, Risma said Doni promised to check the whereabouts of the COVID-19 PCR inspection car. This is because the two aid cars are prioritized for the handling of the cororna virus in the city of Surabaya.

"Friends, see for yourself, this is proof of my petition with Pak Doni. So, this is myself who begged him. Pity the patients who have been waiting," said Risma.

As previously reported, the COVID-19 Handling Acceleration Task Force sent a high-tech Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) virus inspection machine to Surabaya. This PCR machine is operated in the car making it easier for inspection mobility.

Chairperson of the Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19, Doni Monardo, said the reason mobile combat was sent to East Java was because the level of transmission in this province was increasingly widespread. In the last few days, the number of COVID-19 transmission in East Java in one day was the highest compared to other provinces.

"In the last few days there has indeed been an increase in the number of cases, but this cannot be separated from the efforts of the East Java Surabaya government to increase the number of investigations," said Doni.

This COVID-19 mobile combat has advanced technology from South Korea. If an ordinary PCR machine gets a COVID-19 test result within 24 hours, this machine can check it faster, which is about 40 minutes.

This machine uses crystal mix technology with dense reagents. In this mobile combat, there are three negative pressure points that are installed. One point in the cabinet itself, one on the swab cambers, and one in the room.