BANGKAPOS.COM, BELITUNG – A male foreign national (WNA) with the initials JL (66) from France tested positive for Covid-19 during a swab test in Belitung, Monday (21/9/2020).
JL arrived in Indonesia on 9 September 2020.
He stayed in Jakarta one night and then left for Belitung, 11 September 2020.
“Upon arrival in Belitung, this patient was subjected to a rapid test, complaining of symptoms of fever, cough and cold. The results of the rapid test were non-reaction,” said Regent of Belitung H Sahani Saleh (Sanem) to posbelitung.co, Monday (9/21/2020 ).
Sanem explained that before going to Indonesia, JL had already undergone the PCR swab test three times and the results were negative.
“I have had a swab, the results were negative and during the rapid test at our hospital (Belitung) the results were non-reactive, after that they were sent home,” he said.
On September 19, 2020, JL again conducted tests at one of the private hospitals in Tanjungpandan.
It turned out that the test results showed reactive.
“There were also complaints at that time, fever, and sore throat, and after a radiology check, there was a picture of pneumonia and it was decided that the patient had to undergo independent isolation at his home,” he explained.
H Marsidi Judono Hospital staff, Belitung Regency, Monday (9/21/2020) then decided to take swabs from the patient and test them with a TCM device at the Biomedical Laboratory of the Hospital.
“The results of the rapid test stated that this patient was confirmed positive for Covid-19. Currently the patient is being isolated and in hospital observation, to determine the severity of the disease to plan disease management,” he concluded. (posbelitung.co/disa Aryandi)
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