COVID-19 Positive KPK Officers Continue To Increase, Now Total 113 People

KPK/ANTARA

JAKARTA - The number of positive cases of COVID-19 at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues to grow. According to data per day, hundreds of employees and related parties at the KPK have been declared infected with the Coronavirus.

"As of June 30, 2021, there were a total of 113 employees and other related parties within the KPK who were confirmed to be positive for COVID-19", said KPK Spokesperson for Prevention, Ipi Maryati to reporters, Thursday, June 30.

Of these, five people were treated with asymptomatic conditions or experiencing mild to moderate symptoms.

Next, 107 people underwent self-isolation at their respective residences, and an employee, investigator Kompol Ardian Rahayudi, died.

Ipi said that his party continued to make efforts to prevent and handle COVID-19 by tightening the potential for transmission. "One of them is adjusting the number of employee attendance to a maximum of 25 percent working in the office which has been implemented since June 23", he said.

Not only that, but the KPK has also expanded antigen swab tests to employees and related parties in their environment, which were carried out on June 21-25 and followed by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based swab test for employees at the Deputy for Enforcement on June 27.

In addition, the KPK routinely sprays disinfectant liquid in the workspace regularly. "With this effort, the KPK hopes to reduce the rate of transmission of COVID-19 in the KPK environment, and work activities are expected to return to normal soon", said Ipi.

Previously, as many as 36 KPK employees at the KPK's Deputy for Enforcement had tested positive for COVID-19. Furthermore, Deputy Chairperson of the KPK, Nurul Ghufron, also stated that he was exposed to this virus and was in self-isolation at his residence.

Besides Ghufron, from the results of the PCR swab test, Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Sector Ali Fikri also tested positive for COVID-19. Just like Ghufron, he is self-isolating because he does not experience moderate or severe symptoms.