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Two asylum seekers from Afghanistan have reportedly been exposed to COVID-19 in South Tangerang, Banten.
They are currently being treated at the COVID-19 emergency hospital within the complex of the former athletes village in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta.
"They have been referred to the [site of the former] Kemayoran athletes village," South Tangerang COVID-19 task force coordinator Suhara Manullang said on Monday as quoted by kompas.com.
According to Suhara, the two foreigners, who are currently in self-isolation at a facility provided by the South Tangerang administration, were transferred to the emergency hospital so that the central government could directly treat and monitor them.
The two asylum seekers were declared COVID-19-positive after undergoing independent swab tests at a private hospital. Upon receiving the test results, the two individuals reported to a community health center (Puskesmas) near their shelter in Pisangan, South Tangerang.
“I didn’t know the details behind why they took the swab test,” Suhara said.
They were later referred to COVID-19 isolation facilities in the regency for the safety of those at their shelter – home to 97 asylum seekers.
