Already 19 People Are Positive COVID-19 In Indonesia

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JAKARTA - Spokesperson for handling COVID-19 in Indonesia, Achmad Yurianto, said that there are 13 people who have tested positive for the virus. If you add up the previous results, currently there are 19 people who have contracted the virus from Wuhan City, China.

"First, we identify it as case number 07, a 59-year-old woman with a mild, moderate, stable condition. This is an imported case," Yuri told reporters at the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, Monday, March 9.

Yurianto said the woman, based on an investigation by the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes), had just returned from abroad and was showing flu-like symptoms. However, there was no mention of the countries visited by the Indonesian citizens.

"PCR examination then genome sequencing four days ago, we got positive as case number 07," he explained.

Furthermore, in case 08, Yurianto said the patient was a 56-year-old man who was the husband of case number 07. Regarding his condition, this patient is currently using an IV and oxygen aid because before contracting the COVID-19 virus, he experienced other illnesses such as diarrhea and a history of diarrhea and after exposure to the wife, the condition was moderate to severe.

"The next case, case 09, is a 55 year old woman. Her condition now appears mildly ill without any previous disease. This patient is imported case, not part of any cluster, came from abroad," he said.

In cases number 10, 11, and 12, Yurianto said it was the result of tracing case number 01. From case number 10, the patient was a 29 year old male and a foreign national and his condition was mildly ill. In case 11, the patient is also a 31 year old foreign national who is mildly ill.

"The case with identification number 12, a man with moderate illness is also tracing from case 01," he explained.

Meanwhile, for patient number 13, it is said that they are 16 years old and female. This is the result of tracing contact from sub-clusters 03 or clusters that are still in contact with the dance party which is the first spread.

For patient case 14, was identified as male 50 years old and came from imported case and in mild and moderate condition. Likewise for the 15th case, the Ministry of Health identified a woman aged 43 years and also imported cases.

"Case number 16, a woman aged 17 years, is related to patient number 15. Her close contact is patient number 15. Patient number 17, is male, 56 years old, this is imported case. Number 18, this 55 year old man is also imported case. "The number 19 is male, 40 this year also imported case," said Yurianto.

Regarding imported cases, Yuri explained, they came from three countries that had previously been infected with the COVID-19 virus. However, he did not want to explain further the names of these countries. Of the dozens of cases, Yurianto then explained that they are currently undergoing isolation in hospitals both in Jakarta and outside Jakarta.