East Java Deputy Governor Emil Dardak Asks Trenggalek To Immediately Trace Malang Residents' Travels Exposed To Omicron

East Java Deputy Governor Emil Dardak/PHOTO VIA ANTARA

SURABAYA - The East Java Provincial Government asked the Trenggalek Regency Government to follow up on information that Malang residents were confirmed to have been exposed to the COVID-19 variant of Omicron after visiting Trenggalek. Trenggalek to confirm it," said East Java Deputy Governor Emil Elestianto Dardak to reporters in Surabaya quoted by Antara, Sunday, January 16. Initially, he said, the patient was a bit reluctant to inform about close contacts while in Trenggalek, but finally agreed so that the local government immediately followed up. From the results of coordination, Emil Dardak explained that the Trenggalek COVID-19 Task Force Team has carried out tracking to identify the patient's activity history and close contacts. . The plan is also testing and treatment which will be carried out tomorrow," he said. Meanwhile, regarding developments in Malang, the number two person in the East Java Provincial Government said that East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa had also coordinated with the Malang Regent. held a meeting with the regent, dandim, police chief, to the Singosari Muspika for the discovery of residents who were exposed to the Omicron variant of COVID-19, and what was done was not a lockdown, but a micro PPKM on an RT scale or to be precise in the RT in question," he said.

Emil Dardak explained that residents who were confirmed positive had isolated themselves in the Kepanjen safe house and those who had close contact, the Malang Regency COVID-19 Task Force team had carried out testing and tracking. On the other hand, East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa appealed to the public to remain calm and not panic. based on data from the East Java Provincial Health Office, the total cumulative figure is eight cases, but three of them have been declared negative, leaving five people currently undergoing isolation. The East Java Provincial Government, he continued , together with all local governments, TNI/Polri and other stakeholders have taken anticipatory and coordinating steps since November 2021. "Including massive efforts to vaccinate the entire community," said the number one person in the East Java Provincial Government.