Omicron Found In Malang, Khofifah Ensures Implementation Of Micro PPKM

East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa/PHOTO VIA ANTARA

MALANG - East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa confirmed the implementation of Micro Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) after the confirmation of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 case was found in Banjararum Village, Singosari District, Malang Regency. ensure that the handling of COVID-19 runs according to procedures after the discovery of the Omicron case in the Banjararum Village area, to be precise in the Rukun Tetangga (RT) 02/10 area.

"There is information that a village in Malang Regency has been locked down because of a confirmation case of the Omicron variant. So there is no lockdown, there is a micro-based PPKM on RT02/10 in Banjararum Village," Khofifah said, quoted by Antara, Sunday, January 16. Anticipating the spread of the Omicron variant of the Corona virus, the East Java Provincial Government together with the regional government have made a number of preparations since November 2021.

Some of the anticipatory steps taken include keeping various integrated isolation facilities in all areas of East Java ready, including preparing health workers and equipment for treating COVID-19 patients. "This is vigilance with various strategic plans. various devices. All are alerted," he said. Khofifah explained, the patient who was confirmed positive for the COVID-19 variant of the Omicron was currently undergoing treatment at an integrated isolation facility owned by the Malang Regency Government in Kepanjen District. Tracing has also been carried out from close contacts of confirmed patients. Tracing was carried out on approximately 20 people. "Meanwhile, from the confirmed patients, currently in the Kepanjen safehouse isolation with close contacts, there are 20 people. A PCR test has been carried out, and one person has been confirmed," he said.

Meanwhile, Malang Regent M Sanusi said that the confirmed COVID-19 patient with the Omicron variant had been treated in accordance with the applicable health management protocol. The patient is currently undergoing isolation at the rusunawa Kepanjen, Malang Regency. Of the three people who were confirmed positive for COVID-19, he continued, one person was exposed to the Omicron variant while two others were exposed to the Corona virus. Thus, the number of positive confirmed patients for COVID-19 of the Omicron variant in Malang Regency is currently one person. "For the Omicron, there is one, while the two are ordinary COVID-19. a positive confirmed case of COVID-19 that occurred in Banjararum Village, Malang Regency. Of the four, one person was exposed to Omicron, two were exposed to ordinary COVID-19 and the other was an addition to the tracing results. Overall, in the Malang Regency area there were 14,582 positive confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 20 active cases. A total of 13,599 people were reported to have recovered, while 963 people died.