Deputy Mayor Confirms 3 Clusters of COVID-19 Cases in Yogyakarta
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20 March 2020 17:15 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Deputy Mayor of Yogyakarta Heroe Poerwadi stated that there are at least three clusters of COVID-19 patients in the City of Yogyakarta. These clusters are a cluster of a patient previously participating in a seminar in Bogor, a cluster of a toddler patient, and a cluster of a university professor patient.
"Insha Allah, for the toddler patient cluster, the incubation period is almost over. This means that the incubation for the past few days in Pujokusuman and Giwangan Village has finished and the results are negative," said Heroe in Yogyakarta, March 20, 2020.
Meanwhile, in terms of the university professor cluster, a student of the university who had contact with the professor has been identified as a Patient Under Supervision (PDP). According to Heroe, the student in question is currently undergoing self-isolation.
In addition, Heroe clarified that the COVID-19 positive patients in the City of Yogyakarta have been accounted as part of the positive cases in the Yogyakarta Special Province.
As of Thursday, March 19, there were four COVID-19 positive patients in the Yogyakarta Special Province. However, as of Friday, March 20, 2020, the first COVID-19 positive patient isolated at the Sardjito Central General Hospital has been declared cured.
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