COVID-19 Transmission Is Still High, Safrizal Asks Residents Who Are Exposed In South Kalimantan Not To Self-Isolating

KALSEL - Acting Governor of South Kalimantan (Kalsel) Safrizal appealed to residents who were positive for COVID-19 not to self-isolate (isoman) but to come to centralized isolation (isoter) places in their respective regions.

Almost all regencies/cities in South Kalimantan province have prepared isoters for residents exposed to COVID-19. This place meets the standard of care because it can be monitored directly by health workers.

"You can self-isolate at home if you meet the requirements, you don't have the potential to infect others. If you don't meet the requirements, especially if you can't be monitored by health workers, just go to an isoter", said Safrizal in Banjarmasin, Antara, Tuesday, August 24.

He also asked government officials at the lowest level, starting from sub-districts, sub-districts, and villages to check whether the conditions of residents who are undergoing self-isolation at home, including their self-isolation areas, have met the requirements.

"If it is found that he does not meet the requirements to persuade him to go to an isoter, it is for the safety and health of the rest of his family", said Safrizal.

The goal is that all residents exposed to COVID-19 in this province can be monitored by health workers. There should be no more residents whose condition worsens because of this self-isolation until it is too late to be handled.

"The current high death rate is due to late treatment because they were brought to the hospital in critical condition", said Safrizal.

According to him, one of the most effective measures to deal with the transmission of COVID-19 in the province is to collect people exposed to COVID-19 in one centralized isolation area, so that they can be prevented from spreading to others widely.

The transmission of COVID-19 in the province is still quite high, and the death rate is on average above 10 per day. Therefore, some areas are still in the status of Enforcement of Level 4 Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) to September 6.

The COVID-19 death toll in South Kalimantan on Monday was reported by the South Kalimantan Provincial Health Office, which increased by 19 people, bringing the total to 1.996 people.

Meanwhile, the number of additional residents exposed to COVID-19 in 13 districts/cities in this province was 297 people, bringing the total to 63.224 people.

Fortunately, the recovery rate rose sharply, namely, 892 people, bringing the total to 50.846 people.

The percentage of COVID-19 recovery in South Kalimantan is 80.42 percent, 16.42 percent treated and 3.16 percent died.