JAKARTA - The Health Office of Gunung Kidul Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta confirmed that four patients who were confirmed positive for COVID-19 probable Omicron had recovered, but were still undergoing self-isolation at their respective homes, pending the results of the Whole Genome Squencing (WGS) test.

Head of the Gunung Kidul Health Service, Dewi Irawaty in Gunung Kidul, said that based on the results of the swab test, four probable Omicron COVID-19 patients were negative.

"However, the four people have not been allowed to move outside the home. We are still waiting for the results of the WGS test to confirm the variant," said Dewi, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, February 1.

He said the four patients who were the first probable cases of Omicron were currently undergoing self-isolation at their respective homes.

They are residents of Banaran Village, Playen District. Previously they underwent treatment at the Wonosari Hospital. After being declared cured, they were allowed to go home.

"Staying in self-isolation at home with family members who are confirmed positive, but without symptoms. They are also still being monitored continuously by Playen Health Center officers," he said.

Previously, Hamlet Banaran, said Ari, said that four residents from one family had previously visited Bogor, West Java. They visited relatives who had returned from abroad.

"After they came from Bogor, some of them showed symptoms, then they went to the hospital and were positive for COVID-19," he said.


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