131 Travelers In Suramadu Are Tested Reactive When Undergoing Antigen Tests, 53 Of Them Are Tested Positive After PCR Swab

SURABAYA - The number of travelers on the Suramadu Bridge who were reactive for COVID-19 with antigen test results reached 131 people. After the PCR Swab test was carried out, 53 of them were found to be positive for COVID-19.

"There are 131 people who are positive for COVID-19, the results of the antigen test are 131 people, but when the PCR swab was conducted, some of them were tested positive, there were 53 people", said Surabaya Mayor, Eri Cahyadi, in Surabaya, Wednesday, June 9.

Eri Cahyadi explained that there were 8.239 motorists who had been blocked on the Suramadu Bridge on the Surabaya side, since Sunday, June 6, 2021. From that number, the results of the rapid antigen were 8.164 negative and 131 positive.

Then the 131 people were taken to the Hajj Dormitory Hotel for a PCR Swab test. As a result, 53 people were confirmed positive for COVID-19.

"Meanwhile, 61 other people have a negative COVID-19 status from the results of the PCR Swab test. While the remaining 41 people are still waiting for the results of the PCR Swab test", he said.

To tighten the partition, Eri admitted that he had proposed to the Governor of East Java, Khofifah Indar Parawansa, that the partition be focused on one point. Eri said the idea had been approved by Khofifah.

"The Governor has agreed on that because she also wants to show that the handling of COVID-19 must be done together. So, at one point it will be from the city government, from the Bangkalan Regency Government, and also the National Army and the National Police (TNI-Polri), so that later they will work together the same way tests are carried out from Madura to Surabaya, and from Surabaya to Madura tests are also carried out", he said.

For Eri Cahyadi, this togetherness must be done by the government in solving a problem, related to the soaring number of COVID-19 cases in Bangkalan.

Eri Cahyadi is optimistic that this synergy will bring maximum results in dealing with COVID-19 cases.

"If we do this together, God willing, we can do our best and be able to handle the COVID-19 pandemic", said Eri.