Student Exposed To COVID-19, Face-to-face Learning At SMP 137 Cempaka Putih Temporarily Closed

The atmosphere at SMP 137 Cempaka Putih/ Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

JAKARTA - Face-to-face learning (PTM) at SMP 137 Cempaka Putih Barat, Central Jakarta is closed for one week. This was due to one of the students being exposed to COVID-19 positive.

The security officer for SMP 137, Agan, confirmed that the school will be temporarily closed from Monday, January 24, 2022, for the next week. This step was taken after it was discovered that a student who tested positive for COVID-19 came from a family cluster.

"The student got it from his family after doing a swab test with his family. Then the parents reported that their child had COVID-19," he said at the location, Tuesday, January 25.

The affected student is currently in hospital undergoing quarantine. Responding to this, the school immediately traced 40 other students on Friday, January 21.

"The first tracing was last Friday, this Friday will be traced a second time," he said.

Spraying of the disinfectant liquid has also been carried out and all teachers or students do not enter schools and conduct distance learning (PJJ).

Separately, the Head of the Regional II Education Office, Uripasih confirmed that a student at SMP 137 Cempaka Putih was exposed to COVID-19. The student was exposed to come from the family.

"Yes, this is a cluster of students' families who have been exposed to COVID-19. And now PTM is temporarily suspended and PJJ is being conducted," he said.