Task Force: COVID-19 Patients In Babylon Increase By 4 Today, A Total Of 32 People

The Babel COVID-19 Task Force urges the public to be vulnerable to contracting the coronavirus for booster vaccination. (PHOTO BETWEEN)

The Bangka Belitung Islands Province COVID-19 Handling Task Force (Babel) stated that the number of people exposed to the corona virus per day has increased by four people. The total number of active COVID-19 patients undergoing isolation is 32. "Today there are only three additional COVID-19 cases in Bangka and one case in Belitung," said Secretary of the Babel COVID-19 Task Force Mikron Antariksa in Pangkalpinang, quoted from Antara, Sunday, May 7. With the addition of four COVID-19 cases, the number of COVID-19 patients undergoing quarantine increased to 32 people. Patients spread across Bangka 8, Central Bangka 8, West Bangka 6, Belitung 5, Pangkalpinang 4, South Bangka 1 person. "Currently, East Belitung has no cases or COVID-19 patients and this will continue to be maintained through education and socialization of the COVID-19 process and vaccination," he explained. Even though the pandemic's emergency status has been lifted, the government still prioritizes preparedness and vigilance. WHO also emphasized the need for a long-term transition period for handling COVID-19. Among them are public health supervision, and the readiness of health facilities and medicines, as well as preparing other health policies, as a national health defense effort and preparedness for the possibility of a pandemic in the future. The public is still advised to pay attention and implement health protocols. Vaccination efforts are also being carried out, especially to increase protection for the most risky groups of people. The government continues to prioritize preparedness and vigilance, including public health surveillance, and preparedness of health facilities and medicines, as well as preparing other health policies, as an effort to maintain national health security and preparedness for the possibility of a pandemic in the future. According to him, the government continues to prepare steps by step to revoke the status of the pandemic in accordance with the 2023 to 2025 COVID-19 Preparedness and Management Strategy that has been prepared by WHO as a guideline for countries.

“The COVID-19 virus is still around us, so people must remain vigilant. Elderly groups and patients with comorbidities still have the highest risk, so vaccination must still be carried out,” thus Micron Space.