Starting with 8 vocational school students coughing and anosmia, 179 students were exposed to positive Covid-19

KOMPAS.com- A state vocational high school (SMK) in Central Java conducted a face-to-face learning test.

But then eight SMK students experienced a cough, fever, and anosmia (loss of smell).

It appears that when the test was conducted, 179 SMK students were found to be positively infected with Covid-19.

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Initially, 8 students showed symptoms

Shutterstock Cough illustration

Central Java DPRD President Bambang Kisriyanto said that initially there were state vocational high schools in Central Java that conducted face-to-face learning tests.

The school is a boarding school.

However, up to eight students subsequently experienced symptoms that led to Covid-19.

They experience fever, cough, and loss of smell or anosmia.

Then a total of 27 students underwent a swab test.

The result was that they tested positive for Covid-19.

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Shutterstock Illustration of the corona virus (Covid-19)

179 discovered students exposed

Once the test results were known, the Java Central Bureau of Health tracking at school.

196 students were tested at the school.

The results were surprising, because 152 students also tested positive for Covid-19.

“Today’s result added 152 students who tested positive for Covid-19. So a total of 179 people tested positive. Five people have been declared cured, only 174 students are still in treatment,” he said.

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Face-to-face learning trials stopped

Dok. Shutterstock Illustration of vocational school student.

Bambang explained that the school became a cluster after hundreds of vocational high school students tested positive for Covid-19.

The face-to-face learning test was eventually postponed until properly handled.

“Yes, I have received reports that the State Vocational School (Central Java) has become a Covid-19 distribution group because many students are positive. I ask that it be handled properly until the results are negative,” he said.

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KOMPAS.com/RISKA FARASONALIA Governor of Central Java, Ganjar Pranowo

The governor postpones face-to-face learning plans

The governor of Central Java, Ganjar Pranowo, also plans to postpone face-to-face school plans after the appearance of hundreds of students infected with Covid-19.

Not only that, there were also four high school teachers at Kudus Regency who died due to infection with Covid-19.

“Most likely (January 2021 PTM) is not yet because if we see growth around the world like this, especially in Java, the growth of rich people, we better be careful,” he told reporters the Governor of Central Java, Ganjar Pranowo, on Friday (12/4/2020).

For schools that are conducting face-to-face tests or simulations, they will be strictly evaluated.

Then the face-to-face learning test in Central Java was also closed for two days.

“As soon as there are (those exposed) I ask to close immediately and nothing else. In fact, these children are all OTG, but we do not have the courage to continue if there is no evaluation,” he said.

“Statement I will not change, it will depend on the conditions. Imagine what we have prepared, they are approaching, they do not go out, that can only be contagious, (transmission) turns out to be from people entering and leaving. So we are very careful and going into January I have to be careful. Including those of Jepara some time ago. Close, don’t be too long, “Ganjar explained.

Source: Kompas.com (Author: Semarang Contributor, Riska Farasonalia | Publisher: Khairina)