Just Arrived From Jakarta, 4 People In Surabaya Positive For COVID-19 Omicron

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SURABAYA - The Surabaya City Government noted that four patients in Surabaya were positive for COVID-19, the Omicron variant. They were found to be positive after traveling from Jakarta some time ago.

"Currently there are four Omicron patients, according to the results of the Unair Institute of Tropical Disease (ITD) examination which only came out on January 14, 2022. The four people previously traveled from Jakarta", said Mayor of Surabaya, Eri Cahyadi, in Surabaya, Monday, January 17th.

For now, continued Eri Cahyadi, the four patients have received treatment at the hospital. Eri believes that in the next few days, the four patients will recover soon and are negative for the Omicron variant.

"But even though they have Omicron, the CT value is high, then they are in good health or OTG (Symptomatic Persons) patients. God willing, in the next few days they can also be negative", he said.

Therefore, the Surabaya City Government through the Health Service immediately carried out tracing to the family and neighbors around the patient. As a result, all family and closest neighbors tested negative for the Omicron variant.

"They have activities in Jakarta, and they stay there for a few days, but they are not one family", he said.

Meanwhile, two Omicron patients who had traveled to Bali, Eri Cahyadi said, were declared cured on January 13, 2022. Now both patients have returned to their respective homes.

"Two patients who just came from Bali have recovered", he said.

Eri Cahyadi hopes that all Surabaya residents who have traveled from outside the city of Surabaya, immediately carry out a test so that they can find out their respective health conditions.

"Thank God, those exposed in Surabaya are people who have traveled outside the city and not residents who are within the scope of Surabaya. So, I hope the residents of Surabaya remain calm", he said.

Eri Cahyadi asked the Village Head and Sub-district Head if there were residents who were exposed to COVID-19, they were immediately rushed to the hospital for treatment.

"Because the hospitals are all empty now. Don't be treated at home, because at the hospital the monitoring, treatment, and recovery are faster", he said.

Meanwhile, to anticipate the peak of the Omicron variant which is predicted to occur in early February, Eri ensured that all hospitals that have provisions to treat patients confirmed positive for COVID-19 are on standby. This is because the Bed Occupancy Rate (BOR) in the city of Surabaya is also being closely guarded.

"Hajj Dormitory Hotels (HAH), RSLT (Field Shooting Hospital), and GBT are still on standby to anticipate the surge in COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization", he said.

In addition, to ensure the availability of drugs and oxygen at the hospital, Eri Cahyadi explained that they were safe. Learning from yesterday's experience, he did not want a spike in COVID-19 to occur in the city of Surabaya.

"God willing, there will be no more shortages. Medicines, consumable medical materials, consumable medical devices, and oxygen have been prepared to anticipate the surge in COVID-19 cases", he said.