Keywords: Indonesia, polymerase chain reaction, rapid test, SARS-CoV-2, serologyĪbstrak- Penetapan pelaksanaan deteksi kasus COVID-19 di Indonesia dilaksanakan sesuai arahan WHO. a glimpse about COVID-19, the characteristics of SARS-CoV-2, viral dynamics in human body, the dynamics of human immune response to SARS-CoV-2, basic explanation about COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 testing, and the last part explained the occurred controversies. In response to community opinion controversies, this paper discuss the following topics, i.e. It seems that the controversies occurred due to misperception regarding the tests, as well as misunderstanding caused by differences in individual immune responses, viral dynamics in human bodies and clinical outcomes.
The management of the COVID-19 detection caused controversies at the beginning of pandemic period. PCR test is one of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) for detection of viral RNA. Serological tests, often mentioned as rapid antibody tests, are used for mass screening testing while the polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR)-based tests are performed for routine confirmation of COVID-19 infection cases. Abstract-The governance of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia is carried out in accordance with the WHO directions.