Study Of Mothers Becomes The New COVID-19 Cluster In Cianjur, Task Force: 54 People Confirmed Positive

Spokesperson for the Covid-19 Coordination and Information Center in Cianjur, West Java, Dr. Yusman Faisal (Photo: ANTARA)

CIANJUR - The COVID-19 Task Force for Cianjur Regency, West Java found a new cluster from a recitation group in Sukajadi Village. It is known that 54 people tested positive for COVID-19 on the antigen rapid test.

The spokesman for the Cianjur Covid-19 Coordination and Information Center, Dr.Yusman Faisal, said most of them were known to regularly attend recitation activities.

"After the antigen rapid test was carried out, the resident tested positive for COVID-19 and an investigation was immediately carried out because the information from the person concerned was still a lot of members of the recitation who complained about the same thing," said Yusman in Cianjur as reported by Antara, Saturday, May 1.

The discovery of the recitation cluster began when a resident complained about loss of smell and symptoms that led to COVID. He finally checked himself into the local puskesmas.

The Cibinong District Task Force Team immediately conducted a search and found 49 residents in one village in Sukajadi Village, who were positive for COVID-19. Five people from neighboring villages who were known to regularly attend recitation services were also positive.

The total number of residents exposed was 54 people, so they immediately carried out independent isolation under the supervision of the Cianjur COVID-19 task force and Task Force.

Tracing is still being carried out where the patient, most of whom were housewives, was originally infected for the first time.

"This is a routine recitation group for women that is often held in the village. We are still exploring and exploring who was first exposed, later it will be found from travel history and others," said Yusman.

His party suspects that transmission occurs during long holidays and when residents carry out the Papajar tradition or the tradition of traveling and eating at tourist attractions before the entry of the fasting month.

"We will continue to monitor the health conditions of residents who are currently undergoing independent isolation in their respective homes under the supervision of the sub-district task force and local health personnel," he said.