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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
Up to 80 people in the crowd that occurred in the area Petamburan and Tebet Jakarta in connection with an event attended by the president of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) Rizieq Shihab confirmed positive COVID-19.
The Acting Director General for Disease Prevention and Control of the Health Ministry, Budi Hidayat, at a press conference in Graha BNPB Jakarta that was monitored online on Sunday, said that the results of the examination through the PCR test conducted by the Ministry of Health contained 50 positive cases of COVID-19 in Tebet and 30 cases. in Petamburan in the crowd.
In addition, data on PCR tests carried out in regional health laboratories until November 21, 2020 are still awaiting the results of 15 cases originating from a crowd that occurred in Megamendung Bogor, West Java.
“The crowd at the activities carried out in the framework of the religious and wedding ceremonies, the Ministry of Health appealed to all those who participated and those who felt close contact with the people present to carry out an independent isolation for 14 days” Budi said.
He stressed that the people who attended the activities and gathered at the airports of Soekarno-Hatta, Petamburan, Tebet and Mega Mendung in connection with the event attended by the figure of FPI Rizieq Shihab for independent isolation in order to minimize the risk of wider transmission of COVID-19.
Budi also recalled that people who perform independent isolation and experience COVID-19 symptoms, such as cough, runny nose, shortness of breath, sore throat, and loss of smell and taste, should immediately visit the nearest Puskesmas for a PCR test. The government has also set up a quarantine center at Wisma Atlet Emergency Hospital and the hotels that have been provided.
The Ministry of Health asked community, religious and regional leaders to provide examples and role models for the community at large in the implementation of health protocols.
He also explained that the Ministry of Health is closely monitoring the transmission of COVID-19 in the areas of Petamburan, Soekarno-Hatta, Tebet and Mega Mendung.
“We must work together to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 so that we can overcome this disease outbreak,” said Budi.
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