Jayapura Mayor: Availability Of COVID-19 Medicines And Low Oxygen

JAKARTA - Jayapura Mayor, Benhur Tomi Mano, said the availability of anti-virus drugs for the treatment of COVID-19 patients and oxygen was running low.

"It's true that we have difficulties with medicines, especially anti-virus and oxygen, even if they are in the hospital, the number is also limited. We really need anti-virus drugs and other supporting medicines because the number of people who are positive for COVID-19 continues to grow", said Benhur as reported by Antara in Jayapura, Monday, August 2.

He said that although oxygen was limited, it could still be handled, including medicines for residents who were positive for COVID-19.

The report received from the SGPP COVID-19 of Jayapura City that all residents who were positive and reported it to the nearest puskesmas were given medicine.

Even before they were given medicine, they were checked to find out what their complaints were, said BTM while hoping that more medicines were given to Jayapura City so that staff would no longer beg to the Papua Health Office.

"We are trying to keep the availability of medicines for handling COVID-19 patients until it is hoped that deliveries from the provinces will be carried out according to need or request", he said.

Cumulatively positive cases of COVID-19 in Jayapura City until Sunday, August 1 recorded 11,768 cases, as many as 9,607 people recovered, 1,923 people were treated and 238 people died.

Meanwhile, LPMP Kotaraja's centralized isolation is currently treating 133 people.*