Depok Health Office: 2 Residents Positive For COVID-19 Omicron BA.5 Have Recovered

Head of Depok City Health Service (Dinkes), Mary Liziawati. (ANTARA/Feru Lantara)

DEPOK - The Depok City Health Service (Dinkes) West Java stated that two Depok residents who had confirmed cases of COVID-19, the Omicron BA.5 subvariant, had been declared cured.

"Alhamdulillah, the isolation has been completed and we have returned to activities," said Head of the Depok City Health Service (Dinkes), Mary Liziawati in a statement quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, June 23.

Mary explained, the two residents are undergoing isolation at the Jakarta area hospital. The two residents underwent isolation at the hospital because they had symptoms of fever and sore throat.

According to him, the close contact of the two residents has also been tested. Based on the results of the close contact swab test, the results were negative.

Mary also advised residents in Depok City to continue implementing health protocols (prokes). In addition, it also completes the COVID-19 vaccination up to the third dose.

"Keep running the prokes and complete the COVID-19 vaccination up to the third or booster dose," he explained.

Previously, two residents who live in Depok City, tested positive for the Omicron BA.5 subvariant. One confirmed resident was infected with Omicron BA.5 after traveling to Bali and another resident worked in a hospital (RS).

Both residents felt symptoms of fever and sore throat. Then did a PCR swab test and the results were positive for COVID-19.

He said one resident a week before felt symptoms after traveling to Bali. Then one more resident works in a hospital, so he is in a high risk area of being exposed to COVID-19.

"Family members who were in close contact were swabbed and the results were negative," said Mary.