Task Force Ensures 15 COVID-19 Positive People At GPDRR Are Handled

Spokesperson for Handling COVID-19 Wiku Adisasmito at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center (BNDCC) Badung, Bali, Friday (27/5/2022). (Antara/Devi Nindy)

BADUNG - The COVID-19 Task Force confirmed that as many as 15 people confirmed positive for exposure at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) event were handled properly.

Spokesperson for Handling COVID-19 Wiku Adisasmito said that at that time the 15 people were undergoing quarantine in their respective places of stay.

"All those identified are isolated in each hotel and are always monitored by the Task Force, including the Bali Provincial Health Office and tracing is carried out so that we know their condition is relatively good. In every hotel where they stay, an isolation place is provided," said Wiku, quoted by Antara. , Friday, May 27.

In addition, Wiku ensured that all the people who gathered at the GPDRR event were not infected at all. According to him, the positive number is very small compared to the thousands of people who attend the event offline.

In addition, it is ensured that participants who interact with people exposed to COVID-19 will be screened and tested, the results of which can be verified directly digitally in the area of the GPDRR implementation.

A total of 15 people who were reported to have been exposed to the virus did not show any symptoms of illness.

Wiku said that GPDRR participants who were exposed to COVID-19 could return to traveling safely and in good health, so that they could return to their respective places of origin.

"So the Task Force is collaborating with the Bali Provincial Health Office and also the Ministry of Health, ensuring that people who are positive for COVID-19 will of course be provided with a post-recovery certificate, or letter, so that they can return to their respective countries. Because the positive participants are not only from foreign countries but also from here," said Wiku.

Previously, the Head of the COVID-19 Task Force, Lt. Gen. Suharyanto, when met by the media crew on Thursday (26/5) said there were 15 people who were positive for COVID-19. Three people are from Indonesia, and the rest are from abroad.

Those who were exposed were assured not to enter the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center area, and immediately underwent quarantine at the hotel where they were staying.