The Wave Of School Clusters In Bogor Is Increasingly Worrying

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JAKARTA - Bogor City Health Office, West Java, recorded that positive cases of COVID-19 in schools almost doubled in a day from 45 people on Monday (31/1) to 85 people on Tuesday, February 1. coordinate his condition with the Bogor City COVID-19 Task Force and treat patients," said Head of Bogor City Health Office, Sri Nowo Retno, Wednesday, February 2. 26/1). Then, coordination with the West Java Regional II Education Branch Office (KCD), the Bogor City Education Office and the Health Center was carried out to follow up on finding cases of the spread of the disease in schools. Searching, checking and treating COVID-19 patients from among students and teachers began to be carried out. The school building has also been sprayed with disinfectants to prevent the virus in the school building. On Saturday (29/1) 19 students and teachers were found to be exposed, from five schools, namely one elementary school, one junior high school and three high schools. COVID-19 in schools is increasing so that tracing, checking and treatment or 3T (Tracing Testing and Treatment) is increased. On Monday (31/1), the Bogor City Health Office said that there were 36 positive COVID-19 patients and teachers, then 45 people. Positive cases of COVID-19 in 36 students and teachers occurred in nine schools consisting of five high school level schools, three junior high schools and one school found in elementary schools. At the high school level, namely Regina Pacis High School one case, SMAN 6 as many as 15 cases , SMA Bina Insani 10 cases, SMAN 2 one case and SMAN 1 as many as two cases. Then at the junior high school level, there were four cases at SMPN 6, SMPN 2 one case and SMPN 3 one case, the last is SD Jula ng found one case. Then from the results of the data search, it developed into 45 positive cases from these schools. The number of cases, had made the Mayor of Bima Arya Sugiarto take the attitude to temporarily stop face-to-face learning (PTM) limited to all schools for an indefinite time limit.

However, Retno conveyed that this condition was corrected by an evaluation of five days of PTM termination which could increase to 14 days if the addition of positive COVID-19 cases in these schools increased until there were further policies by the Bogor City and Depok City Governments. Retno revealed, the number of patients Positively infected with the virus also increased to as many as 85 students and teachers from 19 schools, namely three elementary schools, five junior high schools and 11 high schools.

"Temporary data, as it is," he said quoted from Antara.