104 Residents Of The Surakarta PMI Griya Exposed To COVID-19

SOLO - A total of 104 residents of Griya PMI Peduli Surakarta were exposed to COVID-19 after a swab test was carried out on all staff and patients at the location.

PMI Surakarta CEO, Sumartono Hadinoto, said that out of 180 people who underwent swab tests and four others who underwent antigen tests, 104 people were positive for COVID-19.

Of the total, 66 of them are people with mental disorders (ODGJ) who are patients at Griya PMI Peduli Surakarta. Furthermore, nine of them are staff and 29 fieldwork practitioners (PKL).

According to Sumartono, initially, several residents had coughs and colds, then the PMI management took the initiative to conduct a swab test simultaneously.

"We also didn't think that because all this time we were concerned with ODGJ, blood matters, in fact, it was safe until today. As soon as someone has a cold, we immediately check. Neither of them was exposed", he said, quoted by Antara, Friday, March 4.

As a follow-up, he said, currently the positive and negative occupants are separated so that the exposure is not too broad.

"Everything remains positive inside, we evacuate the negative outside, we make tents", continued Sumartono.

Another anticipatory measure is that for the time being Griya PMI Peduli does not accept visits from outside, either from the patient's family or donors.

"We also stopped the street vendors. They were asked by their families to stay at home. We do not accept visits from their families or make donations", he said.

Meanwhile, the closing of the visit will be carried out by government regulations, which is for two weeks.

"Those who are positive are quarantined according to government regulations while taking swabs again, some are negative for a week, some are negative for ten days, some are not negative for a month. Everyone is different, we hope this ODGJ is fast because their antibodies are high", he said.

Regarding the need for health workers, he said, it would be adjusted to the needs within.

"We have more than ten doctors. For the condition of the sufferer, so far, it's just coughing and colds", he said.