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BEKASI, KOMPAS.com – Several factories in Bekasi Regency have become clusters for the spread of Covid-19 from the new normal phase o new normal government operation.
The Covid-19 cases emerged sequentially after the government relaxed the PSBB.
Since July 8, up to 423 employees in 5 industrial factories in Bekasi Regency have been exposed to Covid-19. Its average state is asymptomatic (OTG).
The following is a list of groups for the spread of Covid-19 in Bekasi Regency factories:
1. PT Nippon Oliseal Kagyu Spare Parts Factory
Last week or the end of last August, PT Nippon Oliseal Kagyu (NOK) reported that 88 employees who tested positive for Covid-19 to the Working Group for the Acceleration and Management of Covid-19 at Bekasi Regency.
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Alamsyah, spokesperson for the Bekasi Regency Covid-19 Acceleration and Management Working Group, said that of the 88 people who were exposed to Covid-19, up to 68 employees are Bekasi Regency residents.
The rest are residents outside the Bekasi Regency.
He said that up to 6 employees of this parts factory have been declared cured.
Until now, it is not known where the Covid-19 case appeared. The district government is still finding out where the spread of the Covid-19 transmission began in PT NOK.
After the Covid-19 group appeared, some of the auto parts production units had to shut down.
“Some of the units have been shut down,” Alamsyah said.
2. Suzuki motorcycle factory
In mid-August, it was also reported that 71 employees of Suzuki motorcycle designers at Tambun I, Bekasi Regency were exposed to Covid-19.
The head of the Division of Disease Prevention and Control of the Bekasi District Health Office, Irfan Maulana, said that initially the company carried out a rapid test for Covid-19 for employees.
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About 900 employees underwent a quick test. All employees whose results are reactive undergo a swab test.
As a result, 71 employees tested positive for Covid-19.
Irfan said that all Covid-19 positive employees were in isolation. Its average state is asymptomatic (OTG).
Although still in operation, PT Suzuki Indomobil Sales Head of PR & Digital Rudiansyah said Suzuki’s production capacity at the Tambun I factory in Bekasi Regency had been reduced by 50 percent.
“Actually, we have closed the factory as of May. But not because cases have been found. Because we have to comply with the government. So now we are reducing production by 50 percent, so we stop distribution. So is it. We do according to the recommendation of the Working Group, “explained Rudiansyah.
3. LG Electronics
Then, on August 19, 242 employees of LG Electronics company in the MM 2,100 Cikarang industry area were exposed to Covid-19.
This group is derived from an employee’s Covid-19 case findings.
After that, 776 LG employees underwent swab tests to determine if there were other cases. As a result, 242 people tested positive for Covid-19.
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Of the 242 people, 25 employees were treated at hospitals spread over DKI Jakarta Hospital, Bekasi City and Bekasi Regency.
Meanwhile, the remainder underwent independent isolation in Labkesda, Wisma Ki Hajar Dewantara and in apartments prepared by the company.
After the Covid-19 cluster appeared, LG Electronics said that its office and factory in Cikarang were temporarily closed for nine days.
The South Korean company that produces televisions and digital electronics performs sterilizations such as spraying disinfectants on all properties for the safety and health of employees.
4. PT Unilever
In July, 21 employees at PT Unilever Indonesia’s Cikarang factory were reported to be exposed to Covid-19.
The results of the case tracking found that 15 family members of the employees were also positive for Covid-19.
The spread of SARS-CoV-2 began when one of the employees in the engineering section of Unilever’s Tea-Based Beverage (TBB) tea factory became ill and experienced symptoms of Covid-19.
The employee tested positive for Covid-19 after going to a hospital.
Following positive employee findings for Covid-19, Unilever temporarily shut down the factory operations from June 26, 2020.
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The Director of Corporate Affairs and Corporate Secretary of PT Unilever Indonesia Sancoyo An Interestedso said that Unilever applies strict protocols in handling the Covid-19 case in all offices and factories spread over 180 countries, including Indonesia.
One of them is to divide the area of the factory.
“The Unilever Cikarang factory complex has several buildings with a strict protocol that separates work zones and production areas. Employees can only work in their respective zones and cannot cross the work zone and production area at any time. reason, “said Sancoyo, on Thursday (2/2) 7/2020).
Unilever also implements a number of security protocols in TBB buildings, such as prohibiting employee travel and organizing work from home for employees who normally work in offices.
5. Hitachi
Additionally, the multinational company Hitachi in the Cikarang industrial area also had to temporarily shut down after an employee tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday (8/7/2020).
The Bekasi regency government then carried out the tracking and tracing of Hitachi employee cases.
A total of 22 employees and their families underwent a swab test. As a result, they all tested negative for Covid-19.
As a result of this case, the Hitachi I company extension building was closed for one day.
