TNI Plans to Form Special Unit to Handle Biological Warfare
“We are aware that the threat of the pandemic has awakened us to the importance of having a special counter-biowarfare unit,” said Hadi on Sunday, November 8.
Previously reported, the Commander also revealed that
the military will soon build a laboratory for the specific use of researching viruses that is planned to be established over the Galang Island in Batam.
The Indonesian military (TNI) will anticipate future bioweapons which will focus on how to counter future attacks.
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TNI Commander Reveals Plan to Build a Virus Research Lab
“In the future, we will also propose to be able to have one BSL level 3 or level 4 laboratory to research about viruses that can be used for future soldiers’ vaccination programs,” said Hadi Tjahjanto in a Youtube podcast from the TNI’s official account on Sunday, November 8.
According to the TNI commander, the virus research lab that is in the TNI’s phase 4 strategic plan, had chosen Galang Island as a special infection hospital already exists at the location that is able to treat soldiers.
“We need to be close to the BSL 3 or BSL 4 to be able to breed the diseases into a vaccine that is readily available for vaccination,” he noted in the podcast.
TNI Commander revealed that the military will soon build a virus research lab.
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