15 Students Of SMAN 1 Denpasar Are Positive For COVID-19, Face-to-face Learning Is Temporarily Suspended

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DENPASAR - Head of the Bali Province Youth and Sports Education Office, I Ketut Ngurah Boy Jayawibawa, said that 15 students from SMA Negeri 1 Denpasar were exposed to COVID-19.

"Yes, there are 15 (students) who are positive for COVID-19," Boy said when confirmed, Wednesday, January 26.

Due to this condition, face-to-face learning (PTM) at SMAN 1 Denpasar was temporarily suspended. Re-learning is done online.

"We have laid off other students. However, the pattern of learning is online and we want to avoid it from spreading again," he added.

Initially there were 6 students in class X who were confirmed to have COVID-19. When the search was carried out, it was found that 9 students were exposed to the new corona virus.

"Against this school, there was indeed one student who was initially suspected to have been exposed to it. Then, testing, tracing was carried out on his friends who had interacted," said Boy.

Currently the Education Office is still monitoring developments related to face-to-face learning and the potential spread of COVID-19

"We will see the development situation because this data is dynamic in nature. If it is already very symptomatic, why not, it must be switched back to online but do not know in the future, "said Boy.