DKI Deputy Governor Is Positive For COVID-19, What About Anies?

DOK / DKI Governor Anies Baswedan and Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria (Instagram Anies Baswedan)

JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria was confirmed positive for COVID-19. Having various activities with Riza, how is the current condition of DKI Governor Anies Baswedan?

Member of TGUPP DKI for the Accelerated Development Sector, Naufal Firman Yursak, said that Anies also conducted a swab test. The result is COVID-19 negative.

"Alhamdulillah, the Governor is healthy, his swab results were negative," said Naufal when confirmed, Monday, November 30.

Meanwhile, Head of the DKI Health Service, Wadyastuti, also said that Anies is currently in good health. Today, Anies is still undergoing activities and meetings at the DKI City Hall.

"The governor is healthy. He is still active as usual and just had a meeting. The governor, of course we often do the COVID-19 test as well. He often meets ministers and the president. It must always be tested," said Widyastuti.

Head of the DKI Regional Secretariat General Bureau, Budi Awaluddin, said that currently all guests who will meet the Governor of DKI Jakarta at City Hall must undergo a rapid test.

"The guests who will have an audience with the Governor to the Assistant will be conducted a rapid test by the DKI Health Office," said Budi.

Previously reported, DKI Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria was confirmed positive for COVID-19. Riza has been confirmed positive since last Friday, November 27. Riza admits that she is currently in good condition.

"Alhamdulillah, although the test results on Friday showed positive COVID-19, my condition is still in good condition and under control," said Riza in a written statement.

Riza's entire family has also undergone a swab check. Riza said that currently she is doing self-isolation at home for 14 days, according to the rules set by the Ministry of Health.

The chairman of the DPD DKI Gerindra Party admitted that he had done two swab tests. On Thursday, November 26, however, the results were negative for COVID-19. The same test was continued on Friday with a positive result.

According to Riza, based on the results of the contact tracing of the DKI Jakarta Health Service, he was confirmed positive for COVID-19 because he contracted it from his personal staff who had previously been infected from the staff's family environment.

“So, this positive COVID-19 finding is from the work environment, where one of my staff is infected from their family cluster. This is certainly a concern for all of us to be more disciplined in health protocols even within the family, ”he explained.