Day: July 9, 2021

Govt pays Rp10.6 trillion towards COVID-19 patients’ medical bills

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Indonesian government has paid Rp10.6 trillion towards the settlement of medical bills of COVID-19 patients as of June 30, 2021, a Finance Ministry official has said. The amount disbursed has reached 100 percent of the first phase ceiling for this year, chief of the fiscal policy

Government prepares for spike in COVID-19 cases

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The government is preparing for an increase in COVID-19 cases through measures ranging from boosting the capacity of treatment rooms to deploying additional health workers, spokesperson for the Communication and Informatics Ministry said. “Seeing a significant increase in cases in the last few days, the government is

Govt boosting medical oxygen production, ensuring drug availability

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Indonesian government is working to increase the production of medical oxygen and ensure the availability of coronavirus drugs, spokesperson for COVID-19 vaccinations for the Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said. “We have received a commitment from the Ministry of Industry so that the conversion of

W Papuan hospital buckles amid COVID surge, stops admitting patients

Manokwari, W Papua (ANTARA) – Overwhelmed by a surge in coronavirus infections, the COVID-19 referral hospital in West Papua’s Manokwari has stopped receiving patients and has appealed to people to follow health protocols to help curb virus transmission. The West Papua Public Hospital in Manokwari has temporarily stopped receiving COVID-19

Support development of COVID-19 GX-19N vaccine: BPOM

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Drug and Food Control Agency (BPOM) has said it supports the domestic development of coronavirus drugs and vaccines, including the COVID-19 GX-19N vaccine developed by Indonesia’s PT Kalbe Farma and South Korea’s Genexine. “We hope there will be a transfer of technology so PT Kalbe Farma

QuantuMDx launches Q-POC™ – rapid PCR point of care diagnostic system

QuantuMDx launches Q-POC™ – rapid PCR point of care diagnostic system Roll out at ECCMID 2021 with Q-POC™ SARS-CoV-2 assay 96.9% sensitivity, 98.3% specificity Sample to result – approximately 30 minutes CE-IVD marked – available to order now NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, UK, 09 July 2021. QuantuMDx Group Limited (‘QuantuMDx’ or the ‘Company’), a UK-based developer […]