Mayor Of Tasikmalaya City And Dozens Of State Civil Apparatus Positive COVID-19

Acting (Plt) Mayor of Tasikmalaya, West Java, Muhammad Yusuf (ANTARA)

TASIKMALAYA - Mayor of Tasikmalaya, West Java, Muhammad Yusuf and dozens of state civil servants (ASN) were confirmed positive for COVID-19. They must undergo isolation to get medical treatment.

"Yesterday afternoon, the Mayor of Tasikmalaya City, Haji Muhammad Yusuf, was confirmed positive for COVID-19 from the PCR results, so this is a concern for all of us", said Tasikmalaya City Government Regional Secretary, Ivan Dicksan, to reporters quoted by Antara, Thursday, June 24.

He said the Mayor of Tasikmalaya City and his wife were confirmed positive for COVID-19 and their health conditions did not show symptoms of serious illness, so they were only self-isolating at home.

"Isolation at home is monitored, there is Civil Service Police Unit, monitored by the health service officers", said Ivan.

It is currently unknown where the Mayor of Tasikmalaya was exposed to COVID-19. Because during this week quite a lot of agenda that he did.

So far, Ivan continued, the Acting Mayor of Tasikmalaya always welcomes any guests, including always attending every invitation from the community as a form of his service to the community.

"So, for a week now, the Plt has been intense, the activity is receiving community activities and guests, from that activity he is exposed, he really provides services to the community", he said.

Ivan said that not only the Acting Mayor of Tasikmalaya, several service heads, division heads, and staff in the Tasikmalaya City Government was exposed to the COVID-19 outbreak.