36 Residents Exposed To COVID-19, Krukut Market Traders Hide When Officers Tracing

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JAKARTA - Traders at the Krukut market in West Jakarta were hiding when officers from the Krukut Urban Health Center carried out tracing or tracing the close contacts of 36 residents who were found to be exposed to COVID-19.

"Yes, there were some who were hiding. If they are still like that, then a swab test will be carried out at this location again," said the Head of Taman Sari, West Jakarta, Agus Sulaeman, at the antigen swab test center in the Garuda field, RT 11/02, Kelurahan Krukut, Tamansari, West Jakarta, quoted by Antara, Monday, January 10.

Agus expressed concern about the attitude of residents who tried to hide, because this action would actually make it difficult for the government to control the spread of COVID-19 after 36 residents were confirmed positive.

Agus confirmed that on Tuesday, January 11, he would continue tracing. If market traders continue to avoid being asked for a swab test, then those traders will be banned from trading. "Sorry, traders who have not been tested for antigen are not selling," he explained.

Until now, his party is intensively tracing in four RTs in RW 02 Krukut Village, West Jakarta. Residents who were recorded as close contacts were directed to take an antigen swab test at four locations provided by the Public Health Center, namely Garuda Field, SMKN 35 Field, STM Kampung Jawa, and Krukut Market.

From the four locations, the sub-district targets to be able to trace 500 residents on Monday today.

Syukur hopes that residents will cooperate by being willing to take the swab and antigen test so that the spread of COVID-19 can be prevented.

Previously, a total of 36 residents of Taman Sari, West Jakarta, were positive for the corona virus (COVID-19) based on the results of antigen and PCR tests.

Of the 36 people, 35 of them have been referred to Wisma Atlet Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, to undergo isolation. While one other person was taken to the hospital due to childbirth.

Krukut Village Head, Iham Nurkarin, said that this finding came from a resident who carried out an independent PCR test at a hospital in the Taman Sari area after arriving from out of town. The results of the PCR test came out on January 5 with a positive result.