Total 340 Toddlers In Bangka Exposed To COVID-19

BANGKA - The COVID-19 Task Force (Satgas) of Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands Province, recorded that as many as 340 toddlers in the area were exposed to COVID-19.

"Since the emergence of COVID-19 in Bangka Regency for almost two years, there have been 340 toddlers or children aged one to four years who are known to be positive for COVID-19," said Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Task Force for Bangka Regency, Boy Yandra in Sungailiat, quoted by Antara. Between, Wednesday, September 1st.

He said the hundreds of toddlers who were exposed to the virus included the addition of five positive COVID-19 toddlers today, Wednesday, September 1. Toddlers who are known to be positive for COVID-19 are the result of tracing, tracking and testing the health team.

"The addition of five children under five who were positive for COVID-19 today, each with the initials Rj (3) male from Merawang District, Ef (1) female from Pemali' Agb (1) male from Sungailiat, Dtm (4) Sungailiat and Da (1) is from Sungailiat District," explained Boy Yandra.

In addition to hundreds of toddlers who were positive for COVID-19, he said, there were 38 infants or children under one year old who were infected with the same virus case. The distribution of COVID-19 in the infant and toddler age group, said Boy Yandra, was dominated by family clusters or close people who were first exposed to COVID-19.

"I remind all parents who have babies or toddlers and are found to be positive for COVID-19, they should be separated for a while until the health conditions of their parents improve," he said.

Hundreds of toddlers and dozens of babies who were positive for COVID-19, he said, some have been declared cured and a number of others are still undergoing the process of health recovery both in hospitals and in isolation and quarantine centers.