Popular dangdut singer Via Vallen sent a message urging people to stop shunning those who have been infected with COVID-19.

On Monday, Via uploaded photos of her younger brother’s laboratory test, rapid test and swab test results in an Instagram post.

Her brother has tested positive for COVID-19, though his rapid test result was nonreactive. “I don’t want our parents to worry, so I urged him to undergo a swab test, though the hospital staff said we didn’t need to,” Via said. “We waited for about 10 days to get the result.”

“[Having] coronavirus is not shameful. [It] won’t infect you as long as you follow preventive measures, such as by wearing face masks and washing your hands regularly,” Via wrote. “So please stop shunning COVID-19-positive people. If you live alongside elderly people and children whose immune functions are weaker, please stay safe for them.”

 

 

 

 

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CORONA BUKAN AIB!! Adekku aman dirumah, tidak ada kontak langsung dengan keluarga Kita sangat menjaga jarak, dia punya area sendiri ( kamar tidur, kamar mandi dan ruangan untuk narok makanan dan minuman tanpa harus kontak langsung, dia pake alat makan sekali pake buang, dia cuci pakaiannya sendiri, bersih2 sendiri ) Maksud postinganku adalah, org yg udh rapid hasilnya NR blm tentu TIDAK TERPAPAR 🙏🏻 Keluargaku panik krn postinganku semalam, takut makin dikucilkan krn sebagian msh banyak yg ga tau kalo anggota keluargaku ada yang positif #corona Corona ga terbang kok, selagi mengikuti aturan untuk pake masker dan sering cuci tangan yaa kalian bakal AMAN 🙏🏻 Jd tolong jangan mengucilkan orang2 yang positif corona 🙏🏻 Kalo kalian ada kepentingan yg mengharuskan keluar rumah pakailah APD ( MASKER ) bisa pake masker kain yg bisa di cuci terus di pake lagi biar GAK BOROS! Jangan ngeyel NGERASA KUAT, kecuali kamu tinggal sendiri ya terserah! Tapi kalo ada orang tua dan balita yg memang imunnya rendah, TOLONG JAGA DIRI KAMU UNTUK MEREKA YANG DIRUMAH 🙏🏻 Karena diluar beritanya mulai rame, banyak telfon masuk minta klarifikasi lewat nomer management,bahkan sampe tanya ke pihak2 tertentu untuk dimintai keterangan Sedangkan bahan untuk bertanya kurang lengkap Jd ini aku posting aja sekalian biar ga tambah ngawur beritanya Jd tgl 28 april sekeluarga check up biasa ( tidak ada hubungannya dgn corona ) krn hasil adekku pneumonia, akhirnya tgl 29 april di bawa ke RS rujukan covid buat di rapid dan setelah menunggu 1jam lebih hasilnya keluar NON REACTIVE, krn aku ga mau orang tua kuatir jd aku paksa adekku SWAB ( meski kata petugas RS tidak perlu swab ) mulai swab cuma selisih 1 JAM dr RAPID. trus pulang dan menunggu hasilnya selama kurleb 10 hari ( HASILNYA POSITIF ) Kondisi sekarang Keluargaku, alhamdulillah sehat wal afiat Adekku yg positif #covid_19 alhamdulillah sehat wal afiat dan kulitnya tambah bersih krn #dirumahaja di dlm kamar terus Dia Swab kedua tgl 11 Mei ( karena pake fasilitas dr pemerintah, jd sampe sekarang belum keluar hasilnya -/+) Slide 1-2-3 hasil lab tgl 28 april Slide 4 hasil rapid NON REACTIVE tgl 29 April Slide 5 hasil swab POSITIF tgl 7 Mei #staysafe

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The 28-year old singer added she didn’t know how the news about her brother had spread. She said that numerous people had requested a statement through her management.

Via explained that it all started when her brother suffered a nose bleed after hitting his head on the floor. She then asked her family to get medical checkups and her brother’s X-ray result showed that he had pneumonia. “But pneumonia is one of the symptoms of COVID-19, so I took him to one of COVID-19 referral hospitals,” she said.

The singer said that her brother had self-isolated at home for around two weeks. “My brother is safe at home, he doesn’t have any direct contact with the rest of the family. We maintain our distances. He has his own room, bathroom and a room to store food and drinks. He uses disposable utensils, he washes his own clothes,” Via said. “My family is also healthy.” (wir/wng)

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