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Public advised to remain disciplined in following health protocols.
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ublic officials contracting COVID-19 have been urged to publicly announce their condition to allow health workers to trace the people they have been in touch with.
“Public officials should be transparent about their condition, because they often meet the public,” Trubus Rahardiansyah, a public policy expert from Trisakti University, told kompas.com on Monday.
Trubus was commenting on a statement from the Religious Affairs Ministry that minister Fachrul Razi had tested positive for COVID-19.
“We should appreciate the minister’s openness, because it makes it easier to trace the people who have met him.”
Trubus added that Fachrul, in being transparent, could be a role model for the public. He also called on the government to list infected officials, so that the public was aware.
Earlier on Monday, one of Fachrul’s expert staff members broke the news that the minister had tested positive.
“On Sept. 17, the religious affairs minister had taken a PCR test and the result came back positive,” Kevin Haikal said in a press statement on Monday.
