After Returning From Boyolali To Take A Video Of The Competition, 12 Teachers And Students In Solo Are Positive For COVID-19

One of the officers is spraying a liquid disinfectant in the SMA Warga Surakarta classroom, Central Java, Thursday (27/1/2022). PHOTO ANTARA/Aris Wasita

SOLO - A total of 12 teachers and students at one of the schools in Solo City, Central Java, namely SMA Warga were confirmed positive for COVID-19 after traveling from out of town, to Boyolali Regency to be exact.

The head of the Surakarta City Resident High School, Purwoto, said that the spread of COVID-19 in the school was discovered after one of the teachers checked himself into the hospital on Saturday, January 22.

"Indeed, he often goes to the hospital because of his health condition. However, at that time the teacher underwent observation until the evening. On Monday, January 24 or two days later we only received information directly from the partner health center, namely the Purwodiningratan Health Center that the person concerned was positive for COVID-19 ," said Purwoto in Solo, as reported by Antara, Thursday, January 27.

Furthermore, he said, the school was asked to record the teacher's close contacts for contact tracing.

"He and one other teacher had taken the children to Boyolali Regency to take videos for the competition. Then the teacher felt feverish and dizzy," he said.

He said as part of the tracking effort, a swab test was carried out on as many as 12 teachers on Tuesday, January 25 at the Bung Karno Hospital, Surakarta. Furthermore, on the same day his party obtained the results that there were 11 who were confirmed positive for COVID-19.

"Then the Health Service gave directions that Wednesday, January 26, a PCR swab test will be conducted on the contact class and all employees of SMA Warga," he said. Surakarta residents.

"The results are still waiting, we were asked to wait for the full results first," he said.

Meanwhile, as a result of this incident, student learning has been temporarily changed from face-to-face learning (PTM) to distance learning (PJJ) starting today.

"We in the education area must also coordinate with the Regional VII Education Office Branch. The service has given us directions so that we remain calm, fortunately all of them have been vaccinated twice," said Purwoto.