Surabaya Alerts 24-Hour Health Center Services To Overcome The Spike Of COVID-19

SURABAYA - The Surabaya City Government in East Java Province provides 24-hour health services in 63 health centers spread across 31 sub-districts to overcome the increase in cases of COVID-19 transmission.

"The Public Health Center in Surabaya is ready to carry out the instructions of the Mayor of Surabaya to deal with the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic," said Deputy Mayor of Surabaya Armuji during an inspection at the Banyu Urip Health Center, Sawahan District, Surabaya City, quoted by Antara, Thursday, February 10.

He said 24-hour health services were provided at the puskesmas following the increase in cases of COVID-19 transmission due to the spread of the Omicron variant of the corona virus in the city of Surabaya since early February 2022.

"This is also so that COVID-19 patients in Surabaya are treated quickly," he said.

The Deputy Mayor inspected the Banyu Urip Health Center to check the readiness of the puskesmas to provide 24-hour health services.

"In this puskesmas there are also inpatient services. In addition to treating COVID-19 patients, currently we are also intensively carrying out vaccinations at the puskesmas and in RW centers," he said.

According to city government data on Wednesday, February 9, there were 2,159 people with COVID-19 in Surabaya, an increase of 1,417 from the previous day.

The cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in the city of Surabaya from the beginning of the pandemic until Wednesday, February 9, totaled 75,124 cases with 70,397 patients who had recovered and 2,568 patients who died.

The chairman of Commission D for Welfare at the Surabaya DPRD, Khusnul Khotimah, previously suggested that the city government reactivate the telephone line to contact the puskesmas when there is an emergency.

"So that every time there is an emergency, the puskesmas can be ready 24 hours to provide services to the community," he said.