Now 80 Positive People Of COVID-19 Are Recorded In The Rizieq Crowd In Petamburan-Tebet

Acting Director General of Disease Prevention and Control, Ministry of Health, Budi Hidayat (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - As many as 80 people in the Rizieq Shihab crowd of activities in the Petamburan and Tebet areas of Jakarta, were confirmed positive for COVID-19.

Acting Director General of Disease Prevention and Control of the Ministry of Health, Budi Hidayat, said that the results of the PCR test conducted by the Ministry of Health contained 50 positive cases of COVID-19 in Tebet and 30 cases in Petamburan in the crowd.

In addition, data on PCR tests carried out in regional health laboratories until November 21, 2020 are still waiting for the results of 15 cases originating from a crowd that occurred in Megamendung Bogor, West Java.

"The crowd at the activities carried out in the context of religious and marriage ceremonies, the Ministry of Health appealed to anyone who participated and anyone who felt close contact with the people present to carry out independent isolation for 14 days," Budi said as quoted by Antara, Sunday, November 22. .

He emphasized that the people who attended the activities and gathered at Soekarno-Hatta, Petamburan, Tebet, and Mega Mendung airports related to the event attended by FPI figure Rizieq Shihab for independent isolation in order to minimize the risk of wider transmission of COVID-19.

Budi also reminded that people who carry out independent isolation and experience symptoms of COVID-19, such as coughing, runny nose, shortness of breath, sore throat, and loss of smell and taste should immediately visit the nearest Puskesmas to carry out a PCR test.

The government has also prepared a quarantine center at the Wisma Atlet Emergency Hospital and the hotels that have been provided.

The Ministry of Health asked community leaders, religious leaders and regional leaders to provide examples and role models for the wider community in implementing health protocols.

"We must work together to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 so that we can overcome this disease outbreak," said Budi.