There Are 9 Employees Who Were Exposed To COVID-19, The Pasar Baru Village Office Is Back On Lockdown

Pasar Rebo village office, East Jakarta/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - For two weeks, the Pasar Baru Urban Village office, Sawah Besar District has locked down twice. This is because there are 9 employees who have tested positive for COVID-19.

"This is the second time that our office has been closed. Last week we also closed with the same case, namely there was an employee who was positive for COVID-19," said Secretary of Lurah (Sekel) Nunung Nuryani when contacted by reporters, Thursday, February 3.

Nunung said the closure carried out last week had 3 employees who tested positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, currently there are 6 employees who have tested positive for COVID-19 so the office must return.

"For the second office closure, the number of positive employees is higher than the previous one. Currently, there are 6 employees, one being treated, namely the Pasar Baru Village Head and 5 others, Isoman," he said.

Currently, the kelurahan and the puskesmas are also tracing other kelurahan employees, both state civil servants (ASN) and other individual service providers (PJLP). The fire brigade has also sprayed disinfectant.

"During this closure, the office will be sprayed with disinfectant in all rooms," he said.

Meanwhile, all services are carried out using a drop box system. In order to prevent the spread, the Pasar Baru village office was also locked down on Thursday, February 3. The village office will reopen on Monday, February 7, next.