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TANJUNG PINANG (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Riau Islands governor Isdianto has tested positive for Covid-19 four days after he was sworn into the office by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.
Riau Islands Covid-19 task force spokesperson Tjetjep Yudiana said the governor had taken a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test after learning that his personal bodyguard, an army officer identified as DPS, had contracted the virus.
The governor took the test in the Health Ministry’s Batam Environmental Health and Disease Control Centre (BBTKLPP) on Friday (July 31).
“After the bodyguard was declared positive for Covid-19, the governor entered self-quarantine and immediately took the test. His condition is currently stable,” Tjetjep told The Jakarta Post on Saturday.
He added that the governor was undergoing self-quarantine in the provincial administration office complex in Tanjung Pinang, accompanied by several medical experts.
Isdianto tested negative for the virus in a PCR swab two days prior to his inauguration in Jakarta.
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