Bengkulu Mayor Helmi Hasan Is Positive For COVID-19

Bengkulu Mayor's Office (Between Photos)

BENGKULU - The Mayor of Bengkulu City, Helmi Hasan was confirmed positive for COVID-19. Helmi Hasan is in good condition.

"Yes, I guessed it from yesterday, so yesterday we officially released that one of our leaders was confirmed positive for COVID-19," said Head of Bengkulu Provincial Health Office Herwan Antoni quoted by Antara, Tuesday, September 1.

He explained that the Mayor of Bengkulu City was declared exposed to COVID-19 based on the results of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) laboratory examination at the M Yunus Bengkulu Regional General Hospital (RSUD) Laboratory.

According to Herwan, from the results of the interview form conducted before the swab test, it was found that Helmi Hasan had a history of travel from Jakarta.

However, Herwan confirmed that Helmi Hasan is currently in good condition and does not have any clinical symptoms.

"There are no symptoms and the condition is good, there are many cases like this and almost 80 percent of cases in Bengkulu have no symptoms, so there is no need for independent isolation treatment," he explained.

According to Herwan, considering that the Mayor of Bengkulu City did not experience clinical symptoms, there was no need for an evaluation test or a second swab test.

This is because, he said, a positive confirmation case that does not have clinical symptoms is sufficient to self-isolate for 14 days and if after that there is still no medical complaint then it is declared cured.

"But for those who say they still have to do an evaluation swab test, we will still do it," he said.

In addition, Herwan said that the contact tracing of the positive confirmation case for the COVID-19 Mayor of Bengkulu would be carried out by the Bengkulu City Health Office.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Mayor of Bengkulu City, Dedy Wahyudi, confirmed that Helmi Hasan's health is currently in good condition and that Helmi is even planning to register as a candidate for the Governor of Bengkulu in the upcoming regional elections at the KPU Bengkulu Province.

In addition, Dedy also ensures that the wheels of the Bengkulu City Government continue to run as usual without any obstacles.

"He is in good health, happy and God willing, he will soon register for Pilgub and the wheels of government will continue to run as usual, there will be no obstacles," said Dedy.