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View all search resultsDeputy governor tests positive, may get infected from staffer
The Jakarta Health Agency has determined through contact tracing that the deputy governor "likely" picked up the virus from a staff member, although he is known to have attended one of the controversial events that marked Rizieq Shihab's return to the country.
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eputy governor Ahmad Riza Patria has tested positive for COVID-19, raising concerns over the health and safety of other officials of the Jakarta administration who had been in direct contact with him, including Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan.
In a statement published on the Jakarta administration’s website on Sunday, Ahmad had tested negative for the disease in two separate tests on Thursday, and then produced a positive test result on Friday. The Jakarta Health Agency’s contact tracing team deduced that the deputy governor most likely contracted COVID-19 from one of his private staffers,who had presumably caught the virus from a relative.
Anies had also taken a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) swab test during the same period, according to the statement. His test result has not been released.
“Alhamdulillah [Praise be to God], although I tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, I am still in good condition. All my staffers and family members have also taken swab tests,” the statement quoted Ahmad as saying. The deputy governor was currently self-isolating to prevent further transmission of the disease.
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According to the statement, Ahmad added that he expected his test result to serve as a public warning, and that people would always comply with the 3M health protocols of “Memakai masker, Menjaga jarak dan Mencuci tangan”: wear a mask, maintain distance and wash hands.
