DPR Leader Muhaimin Iskandar Explains New Cluster Appears In Commission X, 7 People Exposed To COVID-19

Muhaimin Iskandar (Photo: DOK PKB.id))

JAKARTA - Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin revealed that there was a COVID-19 cluster in Commission X that appeared and infected members after physically attending a meeting.

The information was obtained from the Chairman of Commission X DPR RI from the PKB faction, Syaiful Huda. However, Cak Imin did not mention what meetings and with which ministries or institutions.

"I forget (what cluster meeting), I heard from the Chairman of Commission X, the meeting at Commission X," said Cak Imin at the DPR Building, Thursday, February 3.

The PKB general chairman said the number of members exposed to the education commission so far was 7 people.

He also considered that the spread of COVID-19 transmission within the DPR required the activities of the council meeting to be evaluated immediately. He said that members of the commission who were physically present at the meeting were also required to undergo an antigen swab test.

"So the evaluation of the meeting is a maximum of 30 percent of commission members and antigen swabs," he said.

Previously, the Secretary General of the DPR RI, Indra Iskandar, confirmed that there was an increase in positive cases of COVID-19 in the DPR RI Building. As of today, Thursday, February 3, a total of 142 people have been exposed to COVID-19 at the Jakarta Parliament Complex.

"So for today, what I call positive yesterday was 97 yesterday afternoon, added 45 people. So 142 people (positive for COVID-19)," said Indra at the DPR Building, Thursday, February 3.

Indra said that the 142 people tested positive for COVID-19 after using antigen and PCR tests. All of them, both members of the DPR RI and Experts to PP ASN have carried out self-quarantine.

"Some of the characteristics of Omicron are certainly our records. So for those who are self-quarantined, we will monitor their symptoms in the next two days to see if they match the Omicron symptoms, we will monitor them. Because our bases are still using antigen swabs and PCR," he explained.