Six Cianjur Residents Undergo Isolation In A Special Villa

CIANJUR - Six residents in Cianjur, West Java, were exposed to COVID-19, after a swab and rapid test was carried out, thus undergoing isolation at the Bumi Ciherang villa. However, the relevant agencies have not been able to confirm the variant of the Omicron type or not.

Secretary of the Cianjur Health Service, Yusman Faisal, said that of the six people, three of whom were State Civil Servants (ASN) in the Cianjur Regency Government, were found to be positive for COVID-19 when they were about to do a quick antigen test.

"The three of them wanted to go on an official trip out of town, when they did a quick antigen test, they came out positive for COVID-19, so they immediately self-isolated, while waiting for the results of whether it was Omicron or not", he said, quoted by Antara on Monday, January 31.

Knowing that the three were exposed, his party immediately checked with the family and found three of the family members were confirmed positive, so they were immediately advised to undergo isolation in a special villa, as a precautionary measure.

So the total number of residents who have been isolated is six people, but his party does not know for sure where the ASN was exposed to COVID-19, but his party has taken samples to be checked at the West Java Province Health Labkesda.

"We haven't explored it yet, but the sample has been sent to Labkesda to confirm whether it is the Omicron variant or not", he said.

Cianjur Regent, Herman Suherman, said the three ASNs who were exposed to COVID-19 were echelon II officials from two services, but his party was still waiting for the results from Regional Health Laboratory whether it was Omicron type or not.

Although it has not been confirmed yet, his party still urges employees in the relevant offices to continue to implement the health procedures and routinely check the health of themselves, their families, and residents, as an effort to deal with them quickly, so that there will not be a spike in cases.

"We don't know yet whether Omicron is or not, while for plans to implement work from home or work from home, we are still considering, but anticipation is still being increased by implementing strict procedures and continuing to use personal protective equipment", he said.