10 Schools in Jakarta Exposed to Covid-19, Stop Offline Learning

Friday, 14 January 2022 – 11:58 GMT+7
Students walking near a school bus / Credit: Ricardo, JPNN

jpnn.com, JAKARTA - Ten schools in capital city Jakarta have terminated full offline learning after being exposed to Covid-19, according to Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria.

At least 12 students and two teachers of the schools were confirmed to have contracted the virus.

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Riza said the schools would be closed for five days and implement distance learning.

The Gerindra politician confirmed that there had been no Omicron variant confirmed among the Covid-19 cases found in the schools.

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"We have not received any reports that these schools have Omicron. Hopefully, they don't," he said at City Hall, Thursday (13/1).

Nevertheless, the city administration has not decide on whether to stop the full offline learning policy.

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"There is no urgency to close schools yet. We are still monitoring, making sure everything goes better," said Riza. (mcr4/fat/mcr20/jpnn)

This news has been broadcast on JPNN.com with the title: 10 Sekolah di DKI Menghentikan PTM Gegara Covid-19, yang Lain Bagaimana?