Six students from Tabalong, South Kalimantan, who followed the observation in Natuna have been declared healthy and free of Coronavirus.

They arrived at the Syamsudin Noor Banjarmasin International Airport on Sunday (Feb 16, 2020) at 12.45 Wita (Central Indonesia Time) in a healthy condition and were immediately escorted to Tabalong.

"Two students are picked up by their parents, while four others we took them to go right to their homes," a member of Tabalong Health Agency team Budi Gunawan explained.

The two students picked up by their parents were Munika Candra Kartina and Nadia Ramadannisa Saubari.

Then, the team, which consisted of representatives of Health Agency and Education Agency accompanied the four other students to three sub-districts, namely Risda Astuti to Muara Uya, Felisia Martha to Muara Uya, Septria Niken Pratiwi to Upau, and Dhiki Purnama to Tanta.

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Meanwhile, Felisia Martha's mother, Misnariah, said she had received information that her child would be delivered directly to the house. "So we the family just waiting at home," she said.

As a parent, she thanked the Tabalong District Government for facilitating the picking up of the students.

The six students from Tabalong studied in Hubei, China, then they were together with 232 Indonesian evacuated by the Indonesian government because of coronavirus outbreak. Before going home, they had to follow 14 days period of observation in Natuna until they declared a health and free of Coronavirus.
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Pewarta: Herlina Lasmianti

Editor : Mahdani


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