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HANDLING COVID-19 Governor Ridwan Kamil Welcomes Assistance to US Embassy PCR Tools
BANDUNG CITY * – The US Embassy offers assistance to the Regional Government of West Java Province to accelerate the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Assistance is offered starting from the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR / swab) test kit, to the assistance of medical experts. Representative of the United States Embassy Heather Variava agreed that the PCR test was very important in opening up opportunities for the re-running of the economic wheel in West Java. In addition, Heather also offers expert assistance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the United States Development Agency. “PCR testing is very important, and my question is how we can help you increase the number of PCR tests, because we see testing is the key to being able to reopen the economy,” Heather said in English during a Virtual Roundtable Discussion with Foreign Ambassadors from the Pakuan Bandung Building, Monday (5/11/20). “Here I would like to offer our experts from the Embassy. We have experts from the CDC and the US International Development Agency. I look forward to your thoughts on the topic and want to offer support so you can work with your team, “he said. Heather also mentioned, the US Embassy has cooperated with Indonesia since February 2020 and has delivered assistance worth Rp130 billion to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our focus is on case detection, tracking and preventing the spread of disease, and treating those who are sick,” Heather said. West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil responded to the US Embassy’s assistance. According to him, West Java does need a lot of PCR test equipment. By proving that the work environment of a COVID-19 free company through a massive PCR test of all employees, the company will be allowed to operate. “We need to supply large amounts of PCR equipment. Not only for people suspected of COVID-19, but also to reopen the economy, “said Kang Emil. So, according to Kang Emil, the important message for the ambassadors is that West Java is open for business but investors must show their working environment is COVID-19 free as proven by certificates. About the help of experts, Kang Emil wants scientific studies and predictions from universities in the United States about the pandemic conditions in West Java. The results of overseas studies will be a comparison of similar studies conducted by universities in West Java. “I can supply you with data and see if our university predictions are more or less the same or different from the research conducted by the American university network,” Kang Emil said. Besides Heather, the virtual discussion initiated by the founder of Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI) Dino Patti Djalal was also attended by 14 other countries’ embassies, including the European Union, Canada, Poland, France, Singapore, Germany, the Netherlands, Mexico, Sweden, Argentina, Republic of Korea, Australia, New Zealand and India. * HUMAS JABAR * * Head of Public Relations and Protocol Bureau * * West Java Provincial Secretariat * * Hermansyah *
