There are 2,359 state civil apparatuses and non-state civil apparatuses that must undergo COVID-19 antigen swab tests, and 19 of them tested positive for COVID-19.Depok, W Java (ANTARA) - At least 19 or 0.8 percent of the employees of the Depok city government in West Java were confirmed positive for COVID-19 following the Eid al-Fitr holidays.
"There are 2,359 state civil apparatuses and non-state civil apparatuses that must undergo COVID-19 antigen swab tests, and 19 of them tested positive for COVID-19," Head of the Depok City Health Office Mary Liziawati noted in a written statement released on Tuesday.
Of the 19 employees testing positive for COVID-19, 13 underwent antigen swab tests at the Depok City Hall while six others in other places, she remarked.
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"The regional apparatuses working outside the city hall underwent (antigen swab) tests at the nearby public health service posts and some designated places," she noted.
Liziawati advised state and non-state civil apparatuses, who tested positive for COVID-19, to conduct self-isolation, while contact tracing will be conducted on their families.
The Depok City Health Office again conducted antigen swab tests on teachers on Tuesday (May 10).
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Translator: Feru Lantara, Suharto
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