21 Students Of UIN ONE Tulungagung Positive For COVID-19

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TULUNGAGUNG - A total of 21 students of UIN Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah (SATU) Tulungagung, East Java, were detected positive for COVID-19 based on the results of a PCR swab test conducted by the Health Service tracing team.

"We conducted a search on 80 close contacts of female students who were first identified as positive for COVID-19. The result, 21 of them were positive based on the results of the PCR swab test," said Head of the Disease Prevention and Management Division of the Tulungagung District Health Office, Didik Eka, quoted by Antara, Thursday. , January 27.

Of the positive number, six of them had symptoms similar to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 (B1.1.529). This is characterized by the very low "CT value" of these six patients.

These indications later became the attention of the task force and the Tulungagung Health Office. "To be sure, we have sent a sample of the patient's sputum to a laboratory in Surabaya," he said.

Furthermore, 21 positive patients were quarantined centrally in the boarding house, but separated from other residents. Meanwhile, Public Relations of UIN ONE Tulungagung, Ulir Abshor, said that the incident had no effect on lectures.

The reason is that until now the even semester lectures have not started. "This still focuses on the UKT payment process," he said.

His party is also waiting for directions from the Ministry of Religion for face-to-face lectures.

He admitted that there were officers from the Tulungagung Health Service who conducted searches on dozens of his female students.

"We haven't received any information about it (dozens of positive COVID-19 students)," he said.

To make sure it sent the sample to Surabaya.

Furthermore, 21 positive patients were quarantined centrally in the boarding house, but separated from other residents. Meanwhile, Public Relations of UIN Satu Tulungagung, Ulir Abshor, explained that the incident had no effect on lectures.

The reason is that until now the even semester lectures have not started. "This still focuses on the UKT payment process," he said.

His party is also waiting for directions from the Ministry of Religion for face-to-face lectures.