Bisnis.com, JAKARTA - Today the public will again know how many specimens were examined related to the Covid-19 examination.As usual, this will be known when the Government Spokesperson for Handling Covid-19 provides an updated report on the performance of the health check.Among the existing hospitals, Gatot Soebroto Army Central Hospital Jakarta is now able to carry out polymerase chain reaction or PCR examinations of 400 samples per day.This was conveyed by the Head of the Gatot Subroto Army Central Hospital, Jakarta, Bambang Dwi Hasto."We report that the latest PCR laboratory conditions according to the instructions of Kasad [Andika Perkasa] can be used and on average now we can carry out examinations of 400 samples per day," said Bambang in a teleconference broadcast by the Indonesian Army, on Wednesday (8/7/2020).Bambang also explained that outpatient units related to Covid-19 patients at the RSPAD increased from 54 percent to 56 percent.Previously, the Army Chief of Staff General Andika Perkasa revealed that the waiting time for the results of the PCR examination related to Covid-19 specimens at a hospital owned by the Indonesian Army in DKI Jakarta Province was one week.“One of our hospitals in DKI Jakarta, the waiting time between samples being taken and the results come out is one week.That is reality," Andika said when giving a statement at the BPPT Mobile BSL-2 Operation and the Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding for the Covid-19 Innovation Product, Jakarta, Tuesday (16/6/2020).Andika said that currently the Indonesian Army has 68 hospitals spread throughout Indonesia.However, he explained, only the Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital has a PCR laboratory to test specimens."We're not talking mid-March.This was two weeks ago, our hospital in Jakarta in theory is not a referral hospital, but practically people come to look for the nearest hospital,” he said.In fact, said Andika, the RNA extraction process at the Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital is still being done manually."So to speed things up, we bring in analysts from our members in Central Java, West Java, Lampung and Palembang," he said.Check other News and Articles on Google NewsCheck out other news about the topic of this article, here:Join and get analysis of economic and business information via your email.