Vaccine Crowd Triggers Increase In COVID-19 Cases In Kupang, Vice Mayor Hermanus Man Asks Health Centers To Clean Up

KUPANG - The crowd of residents participating in the COVID-19 vaccination is one of the triggers for the high number of cases in Kupang City. This was conveyed by the Deputy Mayor (Wawali) of Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara Province (NTT) Hermanus Man.

"The increase in COVID-19 cases in Kupang City is also due to the impact of crowds of people attending vaccinations. The increase in COVID-19 cases in Kupang City is very high," said Hermanus while visiting residents who were vaccinating at the Kupang Penfui Health Center, Tuesday, July 13.

Residents are seen queuing to receive the vaccine. For Hermanus, the addition of 60 positive cases every day in Kupang cannot be taken lightly. He asked the Penfui Health Center to arrange for vaccine recipients not to crowd.

"The high interest of Kupang residents to participate in vaccinations has resulted in increased visits to health facilities implementing vaccinations, resulting in a large crowd of residents," said Hermanus Man.

Chairman of the Association of Indonesian General Practitioners (PDUI) of East Nusa Tenggara Province, Dr. Teda Litik also confirmed this. Mass vaccination activities that bring large numbers of people have the potential for COVID-19 transmission.

"Currently, many residents of Kupang City go to mass vaccination sites only for vaccines without health protocols. This is very sad," he said.

According to him, one of the factors that has caused the high interest of Kupang City residents to vaccinate is because the government has started to implement the mandatory regulation of showing vaccine certificates for travelers as well as processing government administrative documents.