Five Migrant Workers From COVID-19 Positive Pamekasan

COVID-19 Screening for PMI in Pamekasan/Antara

JAKARTA - Acting Head of Pamekasan Health Office, East Java, Ahmad Marsuki said five Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) from the area were positively exposed to COVID-19. This is based on a swab test conducted by the Pamekasan COVID-19 Task Force.

"The five PMI people experienced different symptoms. Some are asymptomatic, some are positive of COVID-19 with symptoms," marsuki said in Pamekasan, explaining the results of tests conducted by the Pamekasan COVID-19 Task Force team reported by Antara, Thursday, May 20.

Especially PMI that is positive of COVID-19 and experiencing symptoms, the concerned undergo isolation in a number of hospitals in Pamekasan, while those who do not experience symptoms, are self-isolated.

The total number of PMI from Pamekasan regency who did Eid al-Fitr homecoming and has arrived in Pamekasan 667 people.

"Of these, as many as seven of them are known to be positive of COVID-19, after the Pamekasan COVID-19 Task Force team conducted a series of checks on the PMI," marsuki said.

Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) from Pamekasan who come to Pamekasan are PMI who work in a number of countries, such as Malaysia, and Singapore.

According to the Acting Head of The Investment Office of One-Door Integrated Services and Manpower (DPMPTS-Naker) Pamekasan Regency, Supriyanto, migrant workers return to Pamekasan independently, not because of deportation.

"Before they got to his house, they underwent two quarantines, namely in Surabaya and in Pamekasan," he said.

Quarantine in Surabaya was carried out in Asrma Haji Sukolilo, for two days, while in Pamekasan in the Islamic Centre building and Home Stay Asri for three days.

"They will be allowed to go home, after the results of antigen tests from the COVID-19 Task Force have come out and declared negative from COVID-19," Supri said.

Based on data from the Covid-19 Task Force of East Java Provincial Government, Pamekasan is among the districts with the third highest number of COVID-19 sufferers in Madura Island, after Sumenep Regency, and Bangkalan Regency.

As of May 19, 2021, the number of Pamekasan residents exposed to COVID-19 was recorded as 1,167 people, with the number of patients cured 1,071 people and 90 people who died, with the number of active cases of six people.