JAKARTA - In the midst of his busy work activities, Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta, Ahmad Riza Patria, was surprised by the results of the PCR COVID-19 swab test which showed positive COVID-19 as of Friday, November 27.
The news of Riza's positive confirmation just broke out on Sunday, November 29th. At that time, Riza immediately went into independent isolation for 14 days.
"Alhamdulillah, although the test results on Friday showed positive for COVID-19, my condition is still in good condition and under control," said Riza in a written statement, Sunday, November 29.
Riza admitted, based on the results of the contact tracing of the DKI Jakarta Health Office, he was confirmed positive for COVID-19 because he contracted it from his personal staff who previously contracted it 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 maintain more discipline in health protocols even within the family, "he explained.
Furthermore, on Monday, November 30, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government's General Bureau will immediately close one of the buildings in the DKI City Hall, Blok B Building will be locked down for three days until Wednesday, December 2.
The closed rooms are Riza and TGUPP DKI workspace on the 2nd floor, Jakarta Smart City on the 3rd floor, and the adjutant room and the health clinic on the PPKP 1 floor.
"During the lockdown period, sterilization will be carried out for three days," said the Head of DKI General Bureau Budi Awaluddin to reporters, Monday, November 30.
Then, what is the condition of DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan? Anies's swab test result was tested negative for COVID-19 and is still active at the DKI City Hall.
With the new policy, currently all guests who will meet the Governor of DKI Jakarta at City Hall must undergo a rapid test.
"Guests who will have an audience with the Governor to the Assistant will be carried out a rapid test by the DKI Health Office," said Budi.
Riza's contact traces were tracedHead of the DKI Health Service, Widyastuti, said that his party would conduct a contact tracing of a number of activities attended by Deputy Governor of DKI Ahmad Riza Patria over the past two weeks.
"Of course, the tracing principle is necessary, whoever is (positive) we will deepen the position in the last two weeks. Those who interacted with him (Riza), we did a test," said Widyastuti.
Counting back 14 days, tracing needs to be done when Riza is active from November 14 to 27. There are dozens of activities he does as Deputy Governor of DKI every day. Starting from work visits, attending television shows, to plenary meetings with members of the DKI DPRD.
The chairman of the DKI DPRD also ordered all DPRD members to undergo a swab test because all DPRD members have the potential to contract COVID-19. Because, on Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27, Riza was in the same room during the plenary meeting to discuss the draft APBD at the DKI DPRD Building.
"I require all members, DPRD staff, and other individual service providers (PJLP) to test the swab. We can do tracing when someone is declared infected," said Prasetio.
In addition, Prasetio has also ordered DKI Council Secretary Hadameon Aritonang to sterilize the DPRD building so as to tighten the application of health protocols.
"We will again carry out the sterilization of the building. Tighten supervision, we all obey all health protocols, we are strict," he said.
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