Surabaya Mayor Eri Cahyadi Asks Hospitals To Anticipate COVID-19 Spike

SURABAYA - Surabaya Mayor, Eri Cahyadi, asked all hospitals to anticipate the third wave or spike in COVID-19 cases, which is predicted to occur in early February 2022.

"Hospitals, Hajj Dormitory, RSLT (Shooting Field Hospital) and GBT (Gelora Bung Tomo) must be on standby to anticipate the surge in COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization", said Mayor Eri in Surabaya, quoted by Antara on Wednesday, January 26.

Learning from previous experiences, Eri Cahyadi admitted that he did not want to be missed by the surge in COVID-19 cases in the city of Surabaya, so he wanted to ensure that the availability of medicine and oxygen in hospitals was safe enough.

"God willing, there will be no more shortages. Medicines, consumable medical materials, consumable medical devices, and oxygen have been prepared to anticipate the surge in COVID-19 cases", he said.

Eri Cahyadi also asked all people in the City of Heroes not to panic and continue to comply with the health protocols in dealing with the Omicron variant.

Meanwhile, Head of the Surabaya City Health Service, Nanik Sukristina, said that in general the symptoms shown by patients exposed to the Omicron variant were mild symptoms.

If you have symptoms of cough and runny nose and travel with a history of travel outside the city that is risky, you are asked to immediately check yourself for a swab test.

"This is an effort to prevent transmission and spread of Omicron variants", she said.

Nanik ensures that the cure rate from exposure to the Omicron variant is quite fast. So, he asked the public not to panic and continue to carry out daily activities as usual by implementing the health protocol strictly.

"Omicron variants in the city of Surabaya on average show asymptomatic complaints to mild symptoms, but we must remain vigilant against the spread of Omicron variants wherever they are", she said.