Durian. Indonesian state-run television TVRI and state-owned radio RRI have to close its offices in Surabaya, East Java after some of employees were positive of having covid-19 virus which causes two casualties.
TVRI closes its Surabaya broadcast station following the death of two employees on July 11 and July 13, Iman Brotoseno, CEO of TVRI told thebigdurian.news on July 13.
“Therefore, head of East Java [broadcast] station request my permit to close the office for [the next] 15 days. I have approved it with exception for contributors and transmission officers. Right now, TVRI East Java office only rely Jakarta office broadcast,” Brotoseno said.
He explained that since July 9, rapid test have been conducted for all of TVRI employees in Surabaya, resulting six of them have declared positive. However, they are still waiting for further confirmation from swab tests.
Separately, state-run radio RRI continues halting its Surabaya office activities after swab tests to its employees showed 54 of them have covid-19 virus, while other six workers were positive having the virus in June but survived, kompas.com reported.
The broadcast firm has stopped its operation since June and initially planned to reopen its Surabaya office on July 13, but it’s postponed due to the new confirm cases.
Second swab tests have been taken immediately for those who were declared positive of having covid-19, Sumarlina, head of RRI’s Surabaya office.
Covid-19 case in Indonesia as of July 13 has reached 75,699 in which 3,606 of patients have died and 35,638 others have recovered.
