Swab Test Results For East Jakarta Samsat Members Have Not Been Out, Services Remain Open

Illustration / Angga Nugraha VOI

JAKARTA - The police have denied reports that the service at Samsat, East Jakarta (East Jakarta) was temporarily closed because an officer died allegedly due to COVID-19. Police confirmed that the service at Samsat was still running normally.

"It is not true (officers have COVID-19). Services at Samsat, East Jakarta are still running as usual," said Director of the Traffic Directorate of Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Sambodo Purnomo Yogo to VOI, Tuesday, August 18.

Sambodo agrees with the news that East Jakarta Samsat members have died. But based on the information he received, the cause of his death was due to lung disease.

"The deceased had pneumonia, but was buried with the procedure for monitoring COVID-19 for the safety and health of his family and mourners," he said.

In addition, the cause of the death of a member of the East Jakarta Samsat was not said to be due to COVID-19. This is based on the results of the swab test before he died which stated negative on August 10.

In fact, to be sure, the medical team again conducted a swab test on the Samsat member. However, the results of the examination have not been completed.

"The deceased died on August 16. It has been re-swabed. The results will come out tomorrow," said Sambodo.